From snakes that use their tongues to “smell” to compound bug eyes that overwhelm human sight, visitors to Lake Metroparks’ Penitentiary Glen Reservation on April 18 got a chance to see how animals ...

How do leeches find their hosts? We explore how leeches sense heat, chemicals, and movements in their environments.

Have you ever felt like your dog had a sixth sense? We know they have outstanding hearing (they’re at our door waiting when we’re a mile away from home) and an unbelievable sense of smell. But they ...

Flanagan, Jean, Glassman, Sarah, Rogers, Melissa, and Duty, Heidi. 2019. How Can Animals Use Their Senses to Communicate? In Smithsonian Science for the Classroom.

It should be known that not every animal has eyes. Most animal species (especially invertebrates like nematodes, annelids, flatworms, sponges, etc.) do not have eyes. Estimates suggest only about ...

Researchers find active and passive touch activate different regions of the brain in mice, which may help these creatures better navigate their environments Though the sense of touch underlies how we ...

Source: Dale mcLelland / Used with Permission In addition to physical activity and enrichment, dogs and other animals need sensory enrichment that will allow them to use taste, touch, smell, sound, ...

Geckos apparently have a "sixth sense" that allows them to pick up deep and low vibrations. This mysterious sixth sense had remained hidden until now when researchers discovered that tokay geckos ...

Every so often, the plot of Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey becomes a reality when a lost dog travels an astonishing distance to find its way home. In 2015, Georgia May, a rescue pup, made a 35 ...