What animal has the strongest sense of smell? A - Bloodhound
B - African elephant
C - Great white shark
WORLDATLAS.com Answer: B - African elephant With a nose that size, what did you expect! An elephant's sense of smell is legendary. According to researchers, the African elephant has the strongest sense of smell in the entire animal kingdom - even beating out the bloodhound. Scientists have found that the African elephant has the largest number of genes (around 2,000) associated with the sense of smell. The elephant’s nostrils, which are located at the tip of its long trunk, have been known to sniff out food and water sources from up to twelve miles away.