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Now that’s some nose!

Elvis at work
Photo courtesy Cincinnati Zoo

The Cincinnati Zoo has come up with an innovative way to use the nose attached to a Beagle: to detect pregnancies in endangered or threatened species. The Zoo hired a canine trainer from Kansas to work with Elvis, training him to alert when he detects a pregnancy in the excrement from zoo animals, specifically polar bears.
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