Fascinující svět zvířat – Yong Ed (2024)

To transcend the boundaries of human perception, the Earth is full of textures, sounds and vibrations, scents and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. Every species of animal, including humans, is enclosed in its own sensory bubble and perceives only a small piece of our vast world. Ed Yong takes us beyond the limits of our own senses and allows us to perceive scents, electromagnetic waves, and other aspects that we cannot feel, surrounding us. We meet beetles attracted to fire, turtles that can track the Earth's magnetic field, fish that fill rivers with electric messages, and even humans who control sonar like bats. We discover that a crocodile's scaly face is as sensitive as a lover's fingertips, that giant octopus eyes have evolved to see sparkling whales, or that plants thrum with inaudible courting songs. We learn what bees see in flowers, what songbirds hear in their melodies, and what dogs sense on the street. We read stories about groundbreaking discoveries in the field while also looking at many mysteries that remain unsolved. This witty and joyfully exploratory book takes us on a journey we have dreamed of, even if we didn't know it.