Five Senses: Super Sensors
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Find out more about the extraordinary senses of some animals.
Some animals have more than five senses or have stronger senses than humans. How do these special skills help them survive?
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Five Senses: Super Sensors
Clip: Special | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Some animals have more than five senses or have stronger senses than humans. How do these special skills help them survive?
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Science Trek is a place where parents, kids, and educators can watch short, educational videos on a variety of science topics. Every Monday Science Trek releases a new video that introduces children to math, science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) career potentials in a fun, informative way.[MUSIC] JOAN CARTAN-HANSEN, Host: Some animals have more than just the five senses.
Duck-billed platypus can detect food with the sense of electoreception.
Their bills are filled with sensors that can detect the electrical impulses of their prey.
Bats use their great hearing and sound waves to bounce off insects to find their dinner.
It's called echolocation.
Hunter snakes, like pythons and boas search in the dark because They can see the infrared waves or the heat that the prey's body puts off.
Octopuses have great sight too.
They have polarized vision which can help them control the amount of light coming into their eyes.
That means they have an improved ability to see in dark water.
Catfish have the highest sense of taste.
They have up to 175,000 taste-sensitive cells on their body.
And bees have the ability to sense the earth's magnetic field.
That helps them find flowers and know when a storm is approaching.
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Science Trek is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV
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