CultureLab: The weird ways animals sense the world – Ed Yong on his book An Immense World
Whether it’s the hidden colours of ultraviolet that bees can see, the complex rhythms and tones of birdsong that we’re unable to hear, or the way a dog can smell the past in incredible detail, the way humans experience the world is not the only way. Every animal has its own ‘umwelt’ – a unique sensory experience that…
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