02897cam a2200385 i 4500 549739196 TxAuBib 20220302120000.0 210706t20222021||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781982156558 hardcover $28.00 1982156554 hardcover $28.00 TxAuBib rda Higgins, Jackie,. Sentient : how animals illuminate the wonder of our human senses / Jackie Higgins. How animals illuminate the wonder of our human senses. First Atria Books hardcover edition. New York : Atria Books, 2022. ©2021. xi, 308 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier "Originally published in Great Britain in 2021 by Picador"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-295) and index. Introduction -- 1. The peacock mantis shrimp and our sense of color -- 2. The spookfish and our dark vision -- 3. The great gray owl and our sense of hearing -- 4. The star-nosed mole and our sense of touch -- 5. The common vampire bat and our senses of pleasure and pain -- 6. The goliath catfish and our sense of taste -- 7. The bloodhound and our sense of smell -- 8. The giant peacock of the night and our sense of desire -- 9. The cheetah and our sense of balance -- 10. The trashline orbweaver and our sense of time -- 11. The bar-tailed godwit and our sense of direction -- 12. The common octopus and our sense of body -- The duck-billed platypus: an afterword. "[This book] explores how we process the world around us through the lens of the incredible sensory capabilities of thirteen animals, revealing that we are not limited to merely five senses. There is a scientific revolution stirring in the field of human perception. Research has shown that the extraordinary sensory powers of our animal friends can help us better understand the same powers that lie dormant within us. From the harlequin mantis shrimp with its ability to see a vast range of colors, to the bloodhound and its hundreds of millions of scent receptors; from the orb-weaving spider whose eyes recognize not only space but time, to the cheetah whose ears are responsible for its perfect agility, these astonishing animals hold the key to better understanding how we make sense of the world around us." -- from Encore. 20220306. Senses and sensation. Perception. Orientation (Psychology.) Perception in animals.