- Title:
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Sentient: What Animals Reveal About Our Senses
- Written by:
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Jackie Higgins
- Read by:
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Joan Walker
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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9
- Duration:
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10 hours 43 minutes
- Published:
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August 01 2021
- Available Date:
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August 01 2021
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781867549918
- Genres:
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Non-fiction; Animals; Science & Technology
- Publisher:
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Bolinda/Macmillan audio
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In this captivating audiobook, Jackie Higgins explores our evolutionary heritage and, in doing so, enables us to subconsciously engage with the world in ways we never knew possible.
Sentient assembles a menagerie of zoological creatures – from land, air, sea and all four corners of the globe – to understand what it means to be human. Through their eyes, ears, skins, tongues and noses, the furred, finned and feathered reveal how we sense and make sense of the world, as well as the untold scientific revolution stirring in the field of human perception.
The harlequin mantis shrimp can throw a punch that can fracture aquarium walls but, more importantly, it has the ability to see a vast range of colours. The ears of the great grey owl have such unparalleled range and sensitivity that they can hear 20 decibels lower than the human ear. The star-nosed mole barely fills a human hand, seldom ventures above ground and poses little threat unless you are an earthworm, but its miraculous nose allows it to catch those worms at astonishing speed – as little as 120 milliseconds. Each of these extraordinary creatures illustrates the sensory powers that lie dormant within us.