Sorry if it's kinda been brought up before but... Mudokons, must have a sense of smell, surely, because when you stand next to one and fart on AE, they say 'Whoof!' and take a step away. Surely they wouldn't take a step back if they couldn't smell it? If they haven't got some sort of nose somewhere, I'd have to go with the 'tasting smells' like a snake theory,
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