A huge whale shark, Rhincodon typus, swims in sunlit Indonesian waters. This massive yet harmless shark feeds on planktonic organisms and can sometimes be found swimming near fishing platforms due to the scent of fish.

A huge whale shark, Rhincodon typus, swims in sunlit Indonesian waters. This massive yet harmless shark feeds on planktonic organisms and can sometimes be found swimming near fishing platforms due to the scent of fish.

A huge whale shark, Rhincodon typus, swims in sunlit Indonesian waters. This massive yet harmless shark feeds on planktonic organisms and can sometimes be found swimming near fishing platforms due to the scent of fish.

Young spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), picking up a scent, Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa, Africa

A male Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) spraying a tree to leave his scent in the Maasai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Cheetas scent marking their territory, Moremi, Botswana, Southern Africa

A Border Collie dog amongst Bluebells above Austwick, Yorkshire Dales, UK.

A Border Collie dog amongst Bluebells above Austwick, Yorkshire Dales, UK.

Red deer, Cervus elaphus, stag, sniffing the air, Kingussie, Scotland

A red fox sniffs on some scentmarks along dead reeds, Yukon Territory

Stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus) with a stench that attracts flies

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes), cub standing in a meadow, sniffing

Black dog in lavender field, open mouth, lavender blossom, evening sun, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) on steppe meadow with crested lavender, endangered species, Extremadura, Spain, Europe

European badger (Meles meles) sniffs at tree in winter, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Black dog in front of lavender field, lavender blossom, evening sun, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Scuba divers amongst a school of Nurse Sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) lying on the sandy ocean after having been attracted by a container of scent agents and bait, barrier reef, San Pedro, Ambergris Cay Island, Belize, Central America, Caribbean

European honey bee (Apis mellifera) on a true lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) blossom in a field near Valensole, Provance, France, Europe

A school of Nurse Sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) attracted by a container of scent agents and bait lye on the sandy ocean floor, barrier reef, San Pedro, Ambergris Cay Island, Belize, Central America, Caribbean

Black-backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas), adult, on the stalk, Addo Elephant National Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa

portrait of an american red fox

European honey bee (Apis mellifera) on a true lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) blossom in a field near Valensole, Provance, France, Europe

European honey bee (Apis mellifera) flying to a true lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) blossom in a field near Valensole, Provance, France, Europe

Wolf

Lone Wolf In Snow

Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) stalking prey in snow; Europe

Wolf

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) walking in snow, Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada

Lone Wolf

Adult wolverine;Gulo gulo) in the boreal forest, scent-seeking, Finland