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Sentient : how animals illuminate the wonder of our human senses / Jackie Higgins.

Higgins, Jackie, (author.).

Summary:
Analyzes the incredible sensory capabilities of thirteen animals, including the cheetah, orb-weaving spider, and harlequin mantis shrimp, that hold the key to better understanding how humans make sense of the world around them.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781982156558
  • Physical Description: xi, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2021 by Picador"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-295) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The peacock mantis shrimp and our sense of color -- The spookfish and our dark vision -- The great gray owl and our sense of hearing -- The star-nosed mole and our sense of touch -- The common vampire bat and our senses of pleasure and pain -- The Goliath catfish and our sense of taste -- The bloodhound and our sense of smell -- The giant peacock of the night and our sense of desire -- The cheetah and our sense of balance -- The trashline orbweaver and our sense of time -- The Bar-tailed godwit and our sense of direction -- The common octopus and our sense of body -- The duck-billed platypus: an afterword.
Subject: Human-animal relationships.
Senses and sensation.
Orientation (Psychology)
Perception in animals.
Animal behavior.

Available copies

  • 13 of 13 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 13 total copies.
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Albright Memorial Library 573.87 HIGGINS (Text) 50686016149150 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Cambria County Library 573.87 H636s (Text) 85131001808980 CACM Non-Fiction Available -
Frackville Free Public Library 573.8HI (Text)
Grant: 2021 Ben Franklin Trust Grant
30459000377442 Adult Non-fiction Available -
Gettysburg Library 573.8 HIGGINS (Text)
Endowment: Dick Stoner Named Endowment, 2022
35740635817497 Nonfiction Available -
Green Free Library (Wellsboro) 573.8 HIG (Text) 92525308 GFWM Main Room Available -
Guthrie Memorial Library: Hanover's Public Library Adults 573.8 HIG Nonfiction (Text)
Bookplate: Plated 2022: In Memory of Orin E. Shirley
34007002455231 Adult Area Available -
Martin Library Adults 573.8 HIG Science Technology (Text) 33454005826052 2nd Floor Available -
Pottsville Free Public Library 573.87 H535 (Text) 30003009093541 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Reading Public Library RPL - Main 573.87 Hig (Text) 33223008747817 Non-fiction Available -
Allentown Public Library 573.87 HIGG (Text) 34455006885236 Adult Nonfiction 1st FL Available -


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