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Author:

Higgins, Jackie, author.

Title:

Sentient : how animals illuminate the wonder of our human senses / Jackie Higgins.

Edition:

First Atria Books hardcover edition.

Publisher:

Atria Booksan imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

xi, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Perception in animals--Popular works.
Senses and sensation--Popular works.
Human-animal relationships.
Senses and sensation.
Perception.
Orientation (Psychology)
Perception in animals.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-295) and index. "Originally published in Great Britain in 2021 by Picador"--Title page verso.

Contents:

The peacock mantis shrimp and our sense of color -- The spookfish and our dark vision -- The great gray owl and our sense of hearing -- The star-nosed mole and our sense of touch -- The common vampire bat and our senses of pleasure and pain -- The Goliath catfish and our sense of taste -- The bloodhound and our sense of smell -- The giant peacock of the night and our sense of desire -- The cheetah and our sense of balance -- The trashline orbweaver and our sense of time -- The Bar-tailed godwit and our sense of direction -- The common octopus and our sense of body -- The duck-billed platypus: an afterword.

Summary:

Analyzes the incredible sensory capabilities of thirteen animals, including the cheetah, orb-weaving spider, and harlequin mantis shrimp, that hold the key to better understanding how humans make sense of the world around them.

ISBN:

9781982156558
1982156554

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1259049492

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