Science Weekly
The incredible world of animal perception, and what it can teach us
Dec 12, 2023
Discover the extraordinary sensory abilities of various animals. Learn about the concept of Umbelt and how animals perceive the world differently from humans. Explore the incredible sense of smell in dogs and its social importance. Understand the evolutionary relationship between bees and flowers. Join in as the hosts express gratitude to Ed Young and recommend his book and a documentary on bird song.
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- Birds and other animals have sensory abilities that far exceed human capabilities, allowing them to communicate and perceive changes in sound on a faster time scale.
- Dogs, ants, and other animals heavily rely on their sense of smell, which helps them establish social connections and provides rich information about their surroundings.
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The Limitations of Human Perception
Birds and other animals have sensory abilities that far exceed human capabilities. Birds can perceive changes in sound that occur on a faster time scale, allowing them to communicate and convey information in ways we cannot hear. Seals can track the trails left by swimming fish using their sensitive whiskers, a sense humans lack. Jumping spiders have multiple sets of eyes, each specializing in different visual functions like color vision and movement detection. These examples demonstrate the incredible diversity of sensory worlds across the animal kingdom.
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