Ok-Iron7300 t1_iubfdx1 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:09 AM Reply to Another primate (out of 12 species) observed to nose-picking, booger-eating for the first time: the finger of the aye-aye can reach through its nose to the back of its throat, with the animals seen licking off the gathered mucus, this could play an important role in the immune syste by giuliomagnifico Doesn't snot drain into the throat anyways? What would be the difference between eating it with your finger vs just sniffing it back and swallowing? Permalink 5
Ok-Iron7300 t1_iubfdx1 wrote
Reply to Another primate (out of 12 species) observed to nose-picking, booger-eating for the first time: the finger of the aye-aye can reach through its nose to the back of its throat, with the animals seen licking off the gathered mucus, this could play an important role in the immune syste by giuliomagnifico
Doesn't snot drain into the throat anyways? What would be the difference between eating it with your finger vs just sniffing it back and swallowing?