Weird And Viral: Museum In Japan Is Allowing Visitors To Smell Animal Butts (Video)

What’s your wildest or weirdest fantasy? If your answer involves wondering how animals smell after they poop, well — Japan might just have the experience you never knew you was possible in real life.

A museum in Japan is going viral for an unusual and rather eyebrow-raising exhibition, where it’s allowing visitors to sniff how different animals smell — specifically, their butts.

The strangeness is exactly what’s making this photo create a buzz among travel enthusiasts and explorers.

Where should one head for smelling animal butts? The experience comes at Kobe’s Atoa Aquarium in Japan.

It’s become the talk of the internet thanks to a viral Instagram post.

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The buzz began when Instagram page ‘WeRoad’, reportedly known for organising adventure group trips, shared a reel on May 18 with the caption, “Yes, it actually exists.”

The video shows a visitor approaching framed photos of animals. Starting with what appears to be a cat, the woman rubs her finger across the exhibit, then taking a whiff. She continues to smell other animal butts, including a penguin and a tiger.

One moment that particularly stood out was another visitor sniffing the tiger and falling down dramatically, saying, “Oh my god,” with a mildly disgusted expression.

The video has since gone viral, amassing over 2.5 lakh likes and sparking a wave of reactions across the internet.

“Just because it’s possible, doesn’t mean do it,” one user commented. Another went with the flow and curiously asked, “Is there a taste section?”