{
  "id": 8102923,
  "title": "Japan Research Team Concludes Cats Distinguish Individual by Smell of Urine During Flehmen Response",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/japan-research-team-concludes-cats-distinguish-individual-by-smell-of",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-17T21:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/science-nature/science/20260918-349124/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cats may be able to distinguish which cat a urine sample belongs to by detecting specific chemicals in the urine, according to an international research team including Iwate University.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}