Describes the ways in which each of the five senses benefits a variety of animals, from the far-ranging, food-sighting vision of vultures to the sensitive, wave-detecting chin hairs of seals.
Explains the sense of sight including information on how the eye works, which animals can see colors, and the different types and functions of eyes in birds, reptiles, and underwater creatures.
Presents information on how the ear works, on the hearing ability of various mammals, birds, and insects, and on the secret language of elephants and whales.
Discusses the sense which enables some animals to detect their prey, search for food, signal danger, or find their way back to where they had been long ago.
Explains the sense of touch including information on the function of the skin, how the body measures and feels temperatures, how it responds to pain, and the sensitivity of whiskers.
