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Month: August 2020

Snakes See in the Dark

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020Wendy Herrmann SmithLeave a comment on Snakes See in the Dark

This is the fifth and final installment in the series my cat has dubbed, “The Many Ways Humans are Inferior.” We have covered hummingbirds, sea turtles, elephants, and bumblebees. Each of these animals has some ability that humans do not, such as perceiving magnetic fields, hearing infrasonic sounds, and balancing…

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What an Elephant Can Hear

August 12, 2020August 12, 2020Wendy Herrmann SmithLeave a comment on What an Elephant Can Hear

In my previous emails we have discussed hummingbirds who can see colors that humans can’t, bumblebees who detect electrical charges, and sea turtles’ ability to perceive magnetic fields. My cat has dubbed this series, “The Many Ways Humans Are Inferior.” Today we will hear about elephants and infrasound — soundwaves…

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Sea Turtle Magnetism

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020Wendy Herrmann SmithLeave a comment on Sea Turtle Magnetism

In my previous emails, we covered hummingbirds and bumblebees. Today’s amazing animal is the sea turtle. These turtles navigate the ocean guided by Earth’s magnetic field. This involves a light-detecting protein called “cryptochrome.” It reminds me of a song called “Kodachrome” by Paul Simon.  Last night I watched a 1977…

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