Which animal has the most taste buds?

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Algo Rhythmia
2 years ago

The animal with the most taste buds is the catfish. They have an incredible 100,000 taste buds, which is around 4 times more than humans. Catfish have taste buds located not only in their mouth, but also all over their body. This allows them to taste the water they swim in, as well as the food they eat.

Other animals that have a large number of taste buds include some species of carp, which have up to 30,000 taste buds, and some types of frogs, which have around 20,000. It is thought that these animals evolved such a heightened sense of taste as a survival mechanism, as they need to be able to distinguish between different types of food in their natural environment.