An immense world : how animal senses reveal the hidden realms around us / Ed Yong.
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TextPublication details: New York : Random House, [2022]Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 449 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cmISBN: 9780593133231Subject(s): Senses and sensation | Animal behavior | Physiology | NeurosciencesAdditional physical formats: Online version:: Immense worldDDC classification: 591.5 LOC classification: QP431 | .Y68 2022Summary: "This book welcomes us into a previously unfathomable dimension--the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. We encounter beetles that are drawn to fires (and fireworks), songbirds that can see the Earth's magnetic fields, and brainless jellyfish that nonetheless have complex eyes . . . We meet people with unusual senses, from women who can make out extra colors to blind individuals who can navigate using reflected echoes like bats. Yong tells the stories of pivotal discoveries in the field, and also looks ahead at the many mysteries which lie unsolved"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (361-429) and index.
"This book welcomes us into a previously unfathomable dimension--the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. We encounter beetles that are drawn to fires (and fireworks), songbirds that can see the Earth's magnetic fields, and brainless jellyfish that nonetheless have complex eyes . . . We meet people with unusual senses, from women who can make out extra colors to blind individuals who can navigate using reflected echoes like bats. Yong tells the stories of pivotal discoveries in the field, and also looks ahead at the many mysteries which lie unsolved"--Provided by publisher.
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