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Are there more "senses" in the natural world?

We can all see, hear, touch, taste and smell.  Dolphins can use radar.  Pythons use infra-red.  Anything else?

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  • Asked by Deko
  • on 2009-07-24 21:36:19
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Megami says:

Fish can sense electricity and water pressure.

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posted on 2009-08-05 11:21:27 | Report abuse


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boabusmaximus says:

some species of migratory birds are able to sense the allignment of the earths gravitational field. it can also be argued that we in fact have more than 5 senses. for example, what we see is actually a composite image using 2 different sources of information. our retinas contain 2 types of cells, rods and cones. rods function mainly in dim light and provide black-and-white vision, basically measuring light intensity, while cones support daytime vision and the perception of colour, receiving data on wavelength. taste is also made up from data from 2 sources, tastebuds on our toungue and olfactory receptors in the nose. we also have other senses often left unconsidered. for a full list of these take a look at the wikipedia page on senses

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sense

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posted on 2009-09-25 13:26:25 | Report abuse


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