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e, colours, temperament etc. There are many different cat breeds to choose from. Photos are included. Which breed of ca
Devon Rex
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Rex
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Himalayan
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Siberian
Siamese
Singapura
Somali
Sphynx
Toyger
Tonkinese
Turkish Van
Hypoallergenic
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Different breeds of cats with pictures, description and information on each of the listed domestic cat breeds.
Which breed would you choose? Examples below.
The Bengal Cat's activity level is very high and they love
to play, run and leap. They are great climbers and
jumpers. They could at times be described as
mischievous. Bengals are not a cat to be ignored. They
sometimes demand a lot of attention but they will always
keep you entertained with their antics.
More Information Bengal Cat Breed
Maine Coon Cats are a loyal gentle cat. They are often
known as the Gentle Giant of the cat world. They are a
vocal breed with a variety of meows, chirps and trills.
They are very sociable and get on well with children
and other pets. They love to be part of the family and
will join in most family activities.
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American Bobtail
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American Curl
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American Shorthair
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American Wirehair
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Balinese
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Bengal
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Birman
Birmans are affectionate, gentle, and faithful companions with an air of dignity that seems to invite adoration by their
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Bombay
If an aloof, independent cat is what you're craving, this breed isn't for you. Bombays are attached to their family, and
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British Shorthair
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Burmese
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Chartreux
Known for their hunting prowess, Chartreux cats may have been taken in by those monks long ago to rid the
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Cornish Rex
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Cymric
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Devon Rex
Devons have been compared to pixies, elves, and, of course, space aliens for their jumbo-sized satellite-dish ears,
large, ...
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Egyptian Mau
While fanciers might at first be attracted to the Egyptian Mau's beautiful spotted coat, most become enthusiasts
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Exotic Shorthair
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Havana Brown
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Himalayan
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Japanese Bobtail
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Javanese
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Korat
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Maine Coon
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Manx
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Munchkin
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Nebelung
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Ocicat
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Oriental
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Persian
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Ragdoll
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Russian Blue
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Scottish Fold
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Selkirk Rex
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Siamese
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Siberian
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Singapura
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Snowshoe
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Somali
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Sphynx
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Tonkinese
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Turkish Angora
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Some animals have developed amazing adaptations to their environments. Many different
types of energy exist in the environment, some of which humans cannot detect. Here are
some examples of how some animals sense the outside world and the anatomical structures
that allow them to do so.
Ants
Can detect
warmth of an
animal from
about 16 cm
away using its
"nose-leaf".
Bats
their sense of
echolocation.
Have chemorece
ptors (taste
receptors) on
their jaws,
forelimbs and
antennae.
Worker honey
bees have 5,500
lenses
("ommatidia") in
each eye.
Worker honey
bees have a ring
of iron oxide
("magnetite") in
their abdomens
that may be used
to detect
magnetic fields.
They may use
this ability to
detect changes in
the earth's
magnetic field
and use it for
Bees
Butterfly
Can hear
frequencies
between 3,000
and 120,000 Hz.
Has chemorecep
tors (taste
receptors) on its
feet.
The butterfly
has hairs on its
wings to detect
changes in air
pressure.
Using vision,
the
butterfly Colias
can distinguish
two points
separated by as
little as 30
microns.
(Humans can
distinuguish two
points separated
by 100
microns.)
navigation.
Buzzard
Retina has 1
million photorec
eptors per sq.
mm.
Chamele
on
Crab
Can see
polarized light.
Has hairs on
claws and other
parts of the body
to detect water
current and
vibration.
Has hearing
range between
100 and 60,000
Hz.
Olfactory
membrane about
14 sq. cm. For
comparison,
humans have an
olfactory
membrane of
about 4 sq. cm.
Can detect
movement as
small as 2,000
times the
diameter of a
hydrogen atom.
Has sensory
hairs that can
detect
movement of
0.1 microns (at
100 Hz
Cat
Cockroac
h
Crayfish
Cricket
Dolphin
Earthwor
m
Like bats,
dolphins use
echolocation for
movement and
locating objects.
Can hear
frequencies up to
at least 100,000
Hz.
Entire body
covered
with chemorecep
tors (taste
receptors).
frequency).
Dog
Dragonfl
y
Has olfactory
membrane up to
150 sq. cm.
Eye contains
30,000 lenses.
Eyeball length =
35 mm (human
eyeball length =
24 mm)
Visual acuity is
2.0 to 3.6 times
better
(depending on
the type of
eagel) than that
of
humans. (Shlaer,
Eagle
Elephant
Fish
Has hearing
range between 1
and 20,000 Hz.
The very low
frequency sounds
are in the
"infrasound"
range. Humans
cannot hear
sounds in the
infrasound range.
Have a "lateral
line" system
consisting of
sense organs
("neuromasts")
in canals along
Can see a 10
cm. object from
a distance of 1.5
km.
Visual acuity is
2.6 times better
than
human. (Garcia et
al., Falcon visual
acuity, Science,
192:263-265,
1976.)
Falcon
Fish
(Catfish)
Has 3 or 4 pairs
of whiskers,
called barbels,
to find food. The
catfish also has
approximately
100,000 taste
buds. (Humans
have only
10,000 taste
buds.)
Fish
(Deep
sea)
Collects
underwater
sound vibrations
with an air
bladder. The
signals are then
sent from the air
bladder to the
"weberian
apparatus" in the
middle ear and
then to the inner
ear. Hair cells in
the inner ear
respond to the
vibration and
transmit sound
information to
the fish brain.
Fish
(Drum
Fish)
Fish ("Foureyed
Fish"Anableps
microlepis)
and water
simultaneously.
Each eye is
divided by flaps,
so there is one
opening in the air
and one in the
water.
Fly
3,000 lenses.
(Simmons and
Young, 1999)
The small
parasitic fly
(Ormia
ochracea) can
locate sounds
within a range
of only 2o of the
midline. (Mason
et al., Nature,
410:686-690,
2001)
Frog
Grasshop
per
Hawk
Buteo
Has an eardrum
(tympanic
membrane) on
the outside of the
body behind the
eye.
Has hairs
("sensilla") all
over the body to
detect air
movement.
Can hear up to
50,000 Hz.
Has 1 million
photoreceptor
per square
millimeter in its
retina.
Giant
Squid
Blowflies taste
with 3,000
sensory hairs on
their feet.
Eye is 25 cm in
diameter.
Retina can
contain up to 1
billion
photoreceptors.
Normal vision
for people is
20/20. A hawk's
vision is
equivalent to
20/5. This
means that the
hawk can see
from 20 feet
what most
people can see
from 5 feet.
(Scientific
American, April
2001, page 24)
Able to detect
the temperature
of sand within 2
degrees F. This
temperature is
needed for the
iguana to lay its
Hawk
Iguana
eggs.
Jellyfish
435:201-205, 2005.)
Starnosed
Mole
Moth
Noctuid Moth
has a hearing
range between
1,000 and
240,000 Hz.
Emperor Moth
can detect
pheromones up
to 5 km. distant.
Can hear
frequencies
between 1,000
and 100,000 Hz.
By comparison,
humans can hear
frequencies
between 20 and
20,000 Hz.
Attracted to host
by human body
odor (especially
foot odor),
carbon dioxide,
body heat and
body humidity.
Retina contains
20 million
photoreceptors.
Mice
Mosquito
Octopus
Penguin
Pigeon
Silkworm Moth
can detect
pheromones up
to 11 km. distant.
This moth can
detect
pheromones in
concentrations as
low as 1
molecule of
pheromone per
1017 molecules of
air. A receptor
cell can respond
to a single
molecule of the
pheromone
called bombykol
and 200
molecules can
cause a
behavioral
response.
With eyes
mounted laterally
on their heads,
pigeons can view
Has chemorecep
tors (taste
receptors) on the
suckers of their
tentacles. By
tasting this way,
an octopus does
not have to
leave the safety
of its home.
Tongue contains
15,000 taste
buds. For
comparison, the
human tongue
has 9,000 taste
buds.
Has electric
sensors in its bill
that can detect
0.05 microvolts.
Pig
Platypus
Other receptors
in the bill are for
touch and
temperature
detection.
340
degrees...everyw
here except in
back of their
heads.
Can detect
sounds as low as
0.1 Hz.
Tongue contains
17,000 taste
buds.
Rabbit
Seahorse
Scorpion
The cochlea of
the inner ear is
coiled only a
quarter of a turn.
In man, the
cochlea is coiled
about 2.7 times.
Has hearing
range between
1,000 and
90,000 Hz.
Has specialized
electrosensing
receptors with
thresholds as
low as 0.005
uV/cm. These
receptors may
Rat
Scallop
Shark
be used to locate
prey. The
dogfish can
detect a flounder
that is buried
under the sand
and emitting 4
uAmp of
current.
Some sharks
sense light
directly through
the skull by the
pineal body.
The thresher
shark has an eye
up to 5 inches
(12.5 cm) in
diameter.
Can have as
many as 12 eyes.
Snakes
Pit-vipers have a
heat-sensitive
organ between
the eyes and the
nostrils about 0.5
cm deep. This
organ has a
membrane
Sparrow
Retina has
400,000
photoreceptors
per sq. mm.
containing 7,000
nerve endings
that respond to
temperature
changes as small
as 0.002-0.003
degrees
centigrade. A
rattlesnake can
detect a mouse
40 cm away if
the mouse is 10
degrees
centigrade above
the outside
temperature.
The tongue of
snakes has no
taste buds.
Instead, the
tongue is used to
bring smells and
tastes into the
mouth. Smells
and tastes are
then detected in
two pits, called
"Jacobson's
organs", on the
roof of their
mouths.
Receptors in the
pits then transmit
smell and taste
information to
the brain.
Snakes have no
external ears.
Therefore, they
do not hear the
music of a
"snake charmer".
Snakes have no
moveable
eyelids. Instead,
they have a clear,
scale-like
membrane
covering the eye.
Spider
Many spiders
have eight eyes.
Starfish
Arms covered
with light
sensitive cells.
Light that
projects on an
"eyespot" on
each arm causes
the arm to
move.
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. Think of the term alligator skin as a compliment: Its extraordinarily sensitive to minute
changes in vibration, which helps locate prey.
2. Alligators are touchy, but the platypus is more the feely type. The only mammal with
electroreception, it uses sensors in its bill to detect electrical impulses sent out by prey in
murky water.
3. Researchers believe electromagnetism may help red wood ants sense imminent
earthquakes in time to evacuate their mounds. Someday these creatures may be part of
geologic threat-detection systems.
4. Elephants, too, are acutely aware of vibrations. They use seismic activity generated by
their trunks and feet to communicate with one another about predators, territory and
mating preferences.
5. Star-nosed moles have 22 tiny trunks containing a total of nearly 100,000 nerve fibers
six times as many touch receptors as on a human hand. As the mole burrows, the tentacles
sweep ahead like a high-speed broom, faster than a human eye can detect.
6. Above ground, wolves have a sense of pitch. Not wanting to lose their voice in a howling
chorus, they pick their own unique note.
7. Seals are notable for their whiskers, which can detect the hydrodynamic trail of fish
swimming up to 600 feet away.
8. Sensing dinner is one thing, but animals from white-crowned sparrows to deer can sense
if their diet is lacking in important nutrients. Theyll crave food containing amino acids that
cant be produced or stored by the body.
9. On the topic of bodies, a catfishs is wrapped in taste buds. Its like a swimming tongue
that helps detect the flavor of potential prey from all directions.
10. Back on terra firma, chemoreceptors that detect chemical changes and provide a sense
of taste cover an earthworms entire body.
11. Snakes tongues do more than taste: They help track prey. Their forked tongues pick up
scent molecules that the animal transfers, via specialized ducts in the mouth, to the
Jacobsons organ, which can detect where the scents source is located.
12. Rats and common moles can smell in stereo with independently acting nostrils.
Researchers are putting their talents to use in Africa detecting land mines and other
explosives.
13. Up to 40 percent of a sharks brain is dedicated to sense of smell. No wonder some
experts believe they can sniff out prey thats a third of a mile away in the open ocean.
14. Parasitic worms also use scent to find hosts. By identifying odors attractive to these
parasites, researchers may one day develop traps for worms that pose major health risks.
15. Sight, not smell, is a raptors key sense. Even while diving at speeds of 100 mph or more,
falcons can spot prey thanks in part to a reduced number of blood vessels in the retina.
Since the vessels scatter light, having fewer of them creates extremely sharp images.
16. Scallops are no falcons, but some scientists believe theyre able to distinguish between
light and dark with as many as 100 eyes on the edge of their mantle. A reflective surface on
the back of each eye focuses light onto two retinas to form an image.
17. Four-eyed fish, Anableps anableps, really have just two eyes, but each one is
partitioned: The top keeps a lookout for above-surface predators while the bottom watches
underwater.
18. Not only do jumping spiders have eight eyes positioned to create nearly 360-degree
vision, but some species can detect ultraviolet radiation, which facilitates mating. (Mood
lighting, anyone?)
19. Worker honeybees navigate using rings of paramagnetic iron oxide in their abdomens
that swell or shrink depending on outside magnetic changes, allowing the insects to find
their way home by following changes in the Earths magnetic fields.
20. Jewel beetles have sensors that detect infrared radiation from forest fires as far as 50
miles away. The beetles use recently scorched areas for mating. Now thats putting the
sense in sensual.
http://discovermagazine.com/2014/may/26-20-things-animal-senses
Ants
Can detect small movement through 5 cm of earth.
Bats
Can detect warmth of an animal from about 16 cm away using its "noseleaf".
Bats can also find food (insects) up to 18 ft. away andget information about
the type of insect using their sense ofecholocation.
Bees
Can see light between wavelengths 300 nm and 650 nm.
Butterfly
Has chemoreceptors (taste receptors) onits feet.
The butterfly has hairs on its wings todetect changes in air pressure.
Buzzard
Retina has 1 million photoreceptors per sq. mm.
Can see small rodents from a height of 15,000 ft.
Cat
Has hearing range between 100 and 60,000 Hz.
Olfactory membrane about 14 sq. cm. For comparison, humans havean
olfactory membrane of about 4 sq. cm.
Chameleon
The eyes of the chameleon can move independently. Therefore, itcan seein
two different directions at the same time.
Cockroach
Can detect movement as small as 2,000 times the diameter of ahydrogen
atom.
Crab
Has hairs on claws and other parts of the body to detect watercurrent and
vibration.
Crayfish
Has sensory hairs that can detect movement of 0.1 microns (at 100Hz
frequency).
Dog
Has olfactory membrane up to 150 sq. cm. Find out how a dog'ssense of
smell is used in police work.
Can hear sound as high as 40,000 Hz.
Dolphin
Like bats, dolphins use echolocation for movement and locatingobjects.
Can hear frequencies up to at least 100,000 Hz.
Dragonfly
Earthworm
Entire body covered with chemoreceptors(taste receptors).
Elephant
Has hearing range between 1 and 20,000 Hz. The very low
frequencysounds are in the "infrasound" range. Humans cannot hear
sounds in the infrasound range.
Falcon
Can see a 10 cm. object from a distance of 1.5 km.
Fish
Some can detect the L-serine (a chemical found in the skin ofmammals)
diluted to 1 part per billion.
Have a "lateral line" system consisting of sense organs ("neuromasts")in
canals along the head and trunk. These receptors are used to detectchanges
in water pressure and may be used to locate prey and aidmovement.
Some fish can see into the infrared wavelength of the
electromagneticspectrum.
Fish (Catfish)
Has 3 or 4 pairs of whiskers, called barbels, to find food. The catfish also
has approximately 100,000 taste buds. (Humans have only 10,000 taste
buds.)
Only have rods in the retina: 25 million rods/sq. mm. Perhapsthey need
this high density of photoreceptors to detect the dimbiolumninescence that
exists in the ocean depths.
Fly
Each eye has10,000 lenses.
Eye has a flicker fusion rate of 300/sec. Humans have aflicker fusion rate
of only 60/sec in bright light and 24/sec in dimlight. The flicker fusion rate
is the frequency with which the "flicker" of an image cannot be
distinguished as an individual event. Like theframe of a movie...if you
slowed it down, you would see individual frames.Speed it up and you see a
constantly moving image.
Blowflies tastewith 3,000 sensory hairs on their feet.
Frog
Hasan eardrum (tympanic membrane) on the outside of the body behind
theeye.
Giant Squid
Eye is 40 cm in diameter.
Retina can contain up to 1 billion photoreceptors.
Grasshopper
Has hairs ("sensilla") all over the body to detect airmovement.
Can hear up to 50,000 Hz.
Iguana
Able to detect the temperature of sand within 2 degrees F. Thistemperature
is needed for the iguana to lay its eggs.
Mice
Can hear frequencies between 1,000 and 100,000 Hz. Bycomparison,
humans can hear frequencies between 20 and 20,000 Hz.
Mole (Star-nosedMole)
Uses its fleshy star nose for hunting. The Star-nosed mole has100,000 nerve
fibers that run from star to the brain. This is almost sixtimes more than
the touch receptors in the human hand.
Mosquito
Moth
Octopus
Retina contains 20 million photoreceptors.
The eye has a flicker fusion frequency of 70/sec in brightlight.
The pupil of the eye is rectangular.
Has chemoreceptors (taste receptors) on the suckers of their tentacles. By
tasting this way, anoctopus does not have to leave the safety of its home.
Penguin
Hasa flat cornea that allows for clear vision underwater. Penguins can
alsosee into the ultraviolet range of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Pig
Tongue contains 15,000 taste buds. For comparison, the humantongue has
9,000 taste buds.
Pigeon
Platypus
Has electric sensors in its bill that can detect 0.05 microvolts.Other
receptors in the bill are for touch and temperaturedetection.
The cochlea of the inner ear is coiled only a quarter of aturn. In man, the
cochlea is coiled about 2.7 times.
Rabbit
Tongue contains 17,000 taste buds.
Rat
Has hearing range between 1,000 and 90,000 Hz.
Seahorse
Each eye can move independently.
Scallop
Has100 eyes around the edge of the shell. These eyes are probably used
todetect shadows of predators like the starfish.
Scorpion
Can detect air moving at only 0.072 km/hr with special hairs onits pincers.
Can have as many as 12 eyes.
Shark
Has specialized electrosensingreceptors with threshold as low as
0.005uV/cm. These receptors may be used to locate prey. The dogfishcan
detect a flounder that is buried under the sand and emitting 4 uAmp of
current.
Snakes
Pit-vipers have a heat-sensitive organ between the eyes and thenostrils
about 0.5 cm deep. This organ has a membrane containing 7,000nerve
endings that respond to temperature changes as small as 0.002-0.003
degrees centigrade. A rattlesnake can detect a mouse 40 cm away if
themouse is 10 degrees centigrade above the outside temperature.
The tongue of snakes has no taste buds. Instead,the tongue is used to bring
smells and tastes into the mouth. Smells andtastes are then detected in two
pits, called "Jacobson's organs", on theroof of their mouths. Receptors in
the pits then transmit smell and tasteinformation to the brain.
Snakes have no external ears. Therefore, they do not hear the musicof a
"snake charmer". Instead, they are probably responding to themovements
of the snake charmer and the flute. However, sound waves maytravel
through bones in their heads to the middle ear.
Snakes have no moveable eyelids. Instead, they have a clear,scale-like
membrane covering the eye.
Sparrow
Retina has 400,000 photoreceptors per sq. mm.
Starfish
Arms covered with light sensitive cells. Light that projects onan "eyespot"
on each arm causes the arm to move.
http://sv.units.it/ppb/NeuroBiol/Neuroscienze%20per%20tutti/amaze.html
Most small animals have the same senses that humans do, but they vary in intensity.
Viewed by most other animals as prey, small animals have highly developed sensory organs that enable them to
sense and survive danger. For the most part, small animal senses are much more fine-tuned than those of a
human and, in some cases, have evolved beyond our own five. Small animals with whiskers, for example, use
them in a fashion similar to how humans use their fingertips.
Following is a summary of how small animals rely on their senses for survival and protection from danger.
Hamsters:
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Sight: Hamsters, with their large protruding eyes, are nearsighted. Their wide angle of vision
is due to their lateral positioning.
Hearing: The hamster compensates for her nearsightedness with a heightened sense of
hearing. They are able to hear a wide range of sounds, including ultrasonic frequencies, which allow them to
communicate without other animals hearing them.
Smell: Equipped with an acute sense of smell, hamsters are able to distinguish each other by
scent and, if handled often, also can recognize their owners by smell. But be careful: If your hand smells like
another hamster or food, their protective instinct may be to bite, so it is important to wash your hands before
handling your hamster
Guinea Pigs:
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Sight: With eyes on the sides of their heads, Guinea pigs can see in front of them and to their
sides, without having to move their heads. Guinea pigs also can distinguish between the primary colors.
Taste: A guinea pigs sense of taste and smell is very highly developed. They use smell to
communicate with each other and can taste whether things are good or bad for them to eat.
Gerbils:
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Hearing: A gerbils sense of hearing is so highly evolved that it can sense the slightest motion
nearby, or hear a sound as subtle as the flapping of an owls wings.
Rabbits:
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Sight: Like hamsters, rabbits have large round eyes located on the sides and upper part of
their head. Each eye can see more than a half of a circle, enabling them to see in every direction at the same
time. Rabbits can see moving objects from very far distances and will flee at the first hint of danger.
Hearing: A rabbits hearing is its most vital sense. The rabbit is able to get a sense of its
surroundings by detecting sound waves that bounce off of objects in its environment.
Smell: With 100 million scent cells, rabbits have an excellent sense of smell.
Taste: Like humans, rabbits have the ability to distinguish between sweet, sour, bitter and
salty tastes. This is due to the thousands of taste buds located in the mouth and pharynx. In the wild, rabbits are
able to distinguish between toxic and non-toxic plants, but pet rabbits can lose this ability, so be aware of the
types of plants you have in your house.
Touch: Rabbits have nerve endings over their body and are sensitive to touch. Rabbits do
enjoy being petted but it is important to move slowly and never approach them from behind, as they will interpret
this as a predatory attack.
http://www.hartz.com/Small_Animals/Getting_Started/small_animal_senses.aspx
1. The cheetah
Humans can see most clearly within a narrow, head on viewpoint, whereas the cheetah can see across a long, horizontal narrow band, so it
can spot its prey anywhere within all of its surroundings.
3. The dragonfly
Dragonflies are master predators. They catch 95% of their prey, lions catch only 40%.
The dragonflys eyes are sensitive to blue light which makes the sky appear very bright. Even the tiniest insect casts a dark silhouette. To
actually catch it, warping vision allows them to see the world in slow motion.
It can spot and track an object and assess whether or not it is prey in 500ths of a second. We see 60 images per second, they see 200.
Wolverine(Picture: Handout/Reuters)
The wolverine, the largest member of the weasel family, can sniff out frozen carcasses that get buried deep beneath the snow after
avalanches.
15. The rattlesnake
http://metro.co.uk/2014/09/03/17-amazing-facts-about-animal-senses-4839096/
1.
Despite the thick, rough, bumpy appearance of alligator skin, it's actually
exquisitely sensitive to the slightest change in vibration, which helps it locate prey.
The alligator's sense of touch resides in a series of small, pigmented spots around its
face and jaws. These spots contain an impressive collection of touch sensors that are
more sensitive to pressure and vibration than human fingertips.
Source: Vanderbilt University
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The platypus holds the distinction of being the only mammal with
electroreception. Instead of using sight, sound or smell, the platypus uses sensors in its
bill to detect the electrical impulses of nearby prey in even the deepest, murkiest waters.
The trigeminal nerves supply sensory stimuli to the brain from the teeth, tongue and
face. In the platypus, the fifth pair of nerves, which supplies the muscles of the face, are
unusually large, making the sensitivity of the different parts of the bill quite acute.
Source: Reed College
1.
The platypus holds the distinction of being the only mammal with
electroreception. Instead of using sight, sound or smell, the platypus uses sensors in its
bill to detect the electrical impulses of nearby prey in even the deepest, murkiest waters.
The trigeminal nerves supply sensory stimuli to the brain from the teeth, tongue and
face. In the platypus, the fifth pair of nerves, which supplies the muscles of the face, are
unusually large, making the sensitivity of the different parts of the bill quite acute.
Source: Reed College
The platypus holds the distinction of being the only mammal with electroreception.
Instead of using sight, sound or smell, the platypus uses sensors in its bill to detect the
electrical impulses of nearby prey in even the deepest, murkiest waters.
The trigeminal nerves supply sensory stimuli to the brain from the teeth, tongue and
face. In the platypus, the fifth pair of nerves, which supplies the muscles of the face, are
unusually large, making the sensitivity of the different parts of the bill quite acute.
Source: Reed College
The elephant is another creature very attuned to vibrational energy. In case you thought
that impressive trunk was just a fashion statement, it actually generates seismic activity
as do those huge feet that allows elephants to communicate with one another on a
wide variety of subjects.
Elephants are likely the only large land-dwelling mammals that communicate using
seismic signals. So the next time you see an elephant with one leg slightly raised to
better ground his other three feet, he's probably on a conference call!
Source: The Elephant Sanctuary
This mole's nose, strangely enough, is not an organ of smell, but of touch. Surrounding
the nose are 22 tiny appendages that house around 100,000 touch receptors. The
human hand only has about 17,000 touch fibers, yet the entire star-shaped nose of this
little creature is smaller than a human fingertip.
Seal whiskers track hydrodynamic trails left by passing fish, and researchers have
discovered that seals can pick up trails up to 35 seconds after a fish has passed. This
means that they use their whiskers as effectively as whales and dolphins use
echolocation to track prey.
Even in murky water, seals can extend their vibration-sensitive whiskers to pursue prey
as efficiently as if they were guided by sight.
Source: ScienceDaily
Creatures as tiny as the white-crowned sparrow and as large as a deer know when their
diet is lacking in important nutrients. They crave and go in search of food that provides
amino acids their body can't produce or store.
Source: Discover Magazine
Humans have about 10,000 taste buds, which seems like plenty... until you discover
there's an animal whose entire body is covered in taste buds the catfish. These rather
homely creatures named for their feline-like whiskers have more than 100,000 taste
buds. And some large catfish can have almost twice that many.
Tiny taste buds, which are actually sensory organs containing cells that detect flavor
molecules, are located all over the catfish's body, but primarily on the four sets of
whiskers around the mouth. The whiskers, along with the tens of thousands of taste
buds along their body, allow the fish to not only taste when dinner is close by, but also
pinpoint its exact location.
Source: LiveScience
A snake's forked tongue is an incredibly complex receptor system. When the tongue is
flicked out, its receptors detect minuscule chemical particles, which are perceived as
scent. When the tongue is retracted into its sheath, the tips fit neatly into the Jacobson's
organ, which transmits the chemical information that has been gathered through the
tongue to the brain, where the snake can quickly act on it.
A snake's tongue must also detect and analyze information about nearby predators, as
well as potential mates.
Source: PetMD
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Rats (and common moles) have independently acting nostrils, which means they smell
things similar to the way humans hear things.
Researchers have discovered that when one of a rat's nostrils is covered, it loses the ability to
locate where a smell is coming from. This shows that they need both nostrils to locate smells,
and also that the nostrils send contrasting signals to the brain, despite the fact they are a mere 3
millimeters (0.12 inches) apart.
Source: Nature.com