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Sentient : how animals illuminate the wonder of our human senses / Jackie Higgins.
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.
- Copyright: ©2021
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. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Human-animal relationships. Senses and sensation. Orientation (Psychology) Perception in animals. Animal behavior. |
Available copies
- 13 of 13 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 13 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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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
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30459000377442 | Adult Non-fiction | Available | - |
| Gettysburg Library | 573.8 HIGGINS (Text)
Endowment:
Dick Stoner Named Endowment, 2022
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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
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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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