Animals
How many taste buds does a catfish have?
Over 175,000
Background
A catfish has over 175,000 taste buds all over its body. It tastes with its skin, not just the tongue. A human has only about 10,000. This helps the catfish find food in murky water. Just by swimming past, it tastes everything around it.
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