Title:
Sentient : how animals illuminate the wonder of our human senses / Jackie Higgins.
ISBN:
9781982156558
Personal Author:
Edition:
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Atria Books, 2022.
©2021
Physical Description:
xi, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
General Note:
"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.
"Perfect for fans of The Soul of an Octopus and The Genius of Birds, this 'revelatory book' (Sy Montgomery, New York Times bestselling author) 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. 'An appealingly written, enlightening, and sometimes eerie journey into the extraordinary possibilities for the human senses' (Kirkus Reviews, starred), Sentient will change the way you look at humanity." -- description from publisher's website https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Sentient/Jackie-Higgins/9781982156558
Genre:
OCLC Number:
on1259049492
Availability:
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