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This Is Only the Second Mammal Known to Seek Out Spicy Food | Nat Geo Wild
Do you love spicy food? If you do, then you have something in common with a Chinese tree shrew. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILDSubscribe About Nat Geo Wild: Welcome to a place so wild, anything can happen. Nat Geo Wild is the network all about animals from National Geographic, where every story is an adventure and your imagination is allowed to run wild. Get More Nat Geo Wild: Official Site: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILD Facebook: http://bit.ly/NGWFacebook Twitter: http://bit.ly/NGWTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NGWInstagram A new study shows that tree shrews are the only known non-human mammal to deliberately seek out spicy food. A mutation in their mouths' pain receptors makes them less sensitive to the spicy chemical in chili peppers. Scientists say that the mutation is an evolutionary adaptation to expand the range of the tree shrew’s diet. This Is Only the Second Mammal Known to Seek Out Spicy Food | Nat Geo Wild https://youtu.be/e51qLp_cJXM Nat Geo Wild https://www.youtube.com/user/NatGeoWild

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