Top 10 animal senses that humans don't have

SDF — 10/5/2006 7:21:23 AM (archived)

1. Magnetic synethesia (migratory birds)
2. Underwater hearing (drum fish)
3. Wiskers (rats)
4. Long-distance pheromone detection (moths)
5. Jacobson's olfactory organs (snakes)
6. Night vision (cats)
7. Ultraviolet vision (hummingbirds)
8. Infrared vision (pit vipers, boas)
9. Electric fields (sharks)
10. Echolocation (bats, dolphins)

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I might also add:

11. Infrasound (elephants, crocodiles)
12. Chromataphores (cephalopods)
13. Acentral magnified vision (eagles)
14. Navigation by odor (pidgeons)
15. Vibration detection (cockroaches, spiders)
16. Dome pressure receptors (alligators)

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Top 10 animal senses that humans don't have - SDF - 10/5/2006 7:21:23 AM
- That really is interesting. - Bowser - 10/6/2006 12:58:50 AM
- Hah! Speak for yourself....... - Tony - 10/5/2006 5:25:39 PM
  - You must be mighty funny-lookin - SDF - 10/5/2006 10:22:57 PM
    - The technical version came to my mind - SDG - 10/6/2006 2:03:01 AM
      - Dont need all that to be a good fart detector. (n/t) - Tony - 10/6/2006 4:46:17 PM
      - There you are - Lindy - 10/6/2006 7:55:55 AM
        
        Little Daniel - SDG - 10/16/2006 2:42:48 PM

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