Amazing Animal Senses

Butterflies TASTE with their...

• Eyes

• Tongue

• Feet

Seals TOUCH with their...

• Tongue

• Eyes

• Whiskers

Spiders HEAR with their...

• Ears

• Eyes

• Hair on their legs

Can bears SMELL very well?

• Yes, they can.

• No, they can't.

What type of senses do sharks and rays use?

• Echolocation

• Magnetic Senses

• Electric Senses

• Touch

Which animal has a heightened sense of olfactory reception?

• eagle

• platypus

• elephant

• bat

• snake

Which statements are true about animal senses? Choose all that apply.

• Flies taste with their legs.

• Snakes and spiders use echolocation.

• Bats and dolphins use echolocation.

• Birds and cats have a good sense of sight.

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What do bats use to sense the world around them at night?

• echolocation

• camouflage

• touch

• migration

Some animals have senses that humans do not have. These senses may have come about because they help the animals adapt to different environments and ways of life. Which of the following is an example of an animal using a sense that humans do not have?

• A monkey uses its sense of taste to decide which fruit is ripe.

• A bat uses echolocation to catch a flying insect.

• A bird uses its sense of hearing to find its family.

• A dog uses its sense of smell to find a bone.

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Which animal has a heightened sense of electroreception?

• eagle

• platypus

• elephant

• bat

• snake