Name: Super Senses
Uploaded: 2021-01-01
Duration: 52 min 1 s
Description: We take our features, our noses, eyes, and ears for granted, but they are pretty weird things until you look at the nose of a tapir or desman, the eyes of a cuttlefish or chameleon, or the ears of a seal or elephant. There is an almost endless variety of designs, and some are downright odd!

We take our features, our noses, eyes, and ears for granted, but they are pretty weird things until you look at the nose of a tapir or desman, the eyes of a cuttlefish or chameleon, or the ears of a seal or elephant. There is an almost endless variety of designs, and some are downright odd!

Explore the strange biology behind animal smell, sight, hearing, touch, taste, and abilities beyond our own range. From dolphin ultrasound and snake thermal sensing to ultraviolet vision and electric detection, this film reveals how life perceives hidden dimensions of the planet. Sign up to discover a richer, more surprising view of nature.

See how animals sense worlds our own bodies cannot detect.

We take our features, our noses, eyes, and ears for granted, but they are pretty weird things.

See how animals sense worlds our own bodies cannot detect.

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