Have you ever thought about what a dog smells as it stops to sniff at a tree? Or what a cat is
watching as it stares intensely off into space? What about animals in the wild? What do they
see hear smell and feel? How do they perceive their surroundings? This is the illusive
world. A world filled with fascinating stimuli that we are not equipped to detect. This is
particularly true because we tend to rely so heavily on our eyes or ears.We are figuratively
and literally blind to this part of the natural world. This part which is full of stimuli we
cannot perceive encompasses the daily lives of so many animals. Beneath our feet are ants
moles and spiders using vibrations to coordinate colonies and communicate danger. In the
oceans turtles fish and octopi are sensitive to magnetic and electric fields as well as
tasty morsels at the tips of their tentacles. In the skies owls and raptors can see deep into
a lake or pierce the night with highly sensitive eyes. This book brings together all these
animals and their amazing sensory abilities in an exploration of how animals perceive their
world.Within these pages are wonderful and exciting stories of organisms using their senses to
perform sophisticated communication with nestmates find hidden prey in the dark of night or
murky of depths and call to lovers both near and far. This book will open the door to this
illusive world and will take you on a journey into the illusive world and see how different the
world is when perceived through another animal's senses.
