Dear Daktari, I have a question, do cows have five senses like we do? Why do I ask? Because it will help me know my cows better. Njoroge John Thanks, John, Yes, animals have five senses and probably a ...

From snakes that use their tongues to “smell” to compound bug eyes that overwhelm human sight, visitors to Lake Metroparks’ Penitentiary Glen Reservation on April 18 got a chance to see how animals ...

Animals have developed extraordinary senses that allow them to master their environments in ways that seem almost otherworldly. These superpowered abilities, far surpassing human limitations, help ...

All animals, human and nonhuman alike, experience the world through the perceptive lens of their senses: seeing, hearing, touching, and smelling. But we humans often fail to take in just how different ...

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The world of perception is unique to each organism. Credit: Shutterstock Take a quick moment to think about your surroundings. Tune into your senses, and contemplate what’s happening around you. What ...

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Of all the abductions, this one is different.

The only true voyage -- Leaking sacks of chemicals : smells and tastes -- Endless ways of seeing : light -- Rurple, grurple, yurple : color -- The unwanted sense : pain -- So cool : heat -- A rough ...