This book title An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

books by Ed Yong

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A grand tour through the hidden realms of animal senses that will transform the way you perceive the world --from the Pulitzer Prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of I Contain Multitudes. The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of an immense world. This book welcomes us into a previously unfathomable dimension--the world as it is truly perceived by other animals.We encounter beetles that are drawn to fires, turtles that can track the Earth's magnetic fields, fish that fill rivers with electrical messages, and humans that wield sonar like bats. We discover that a crocodile's scaly face is as sensitive as a lover's fingertips, that the eyes of a giant squid evolved to see sparkling whales, that plants thrum with the inaudible songs of courting bugs, and that even simple scallops have complex vision. We... Another notable aspect of this book is its consistency in tone and style. From the opening chapters to the final pages, the narrative maintains a steady voice that helps establish trust with the reader. This consistency contributes to a cohesive and satisfying reading experience. The narrative structure allows readers to follow the story effortlessly, reducing friction and enhancing immersion. This smooth flow is a key component of the book’s appeal.