An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

On our planet there are countless different impressions: different tastes, sounds, textures, smells, shades, and vibrations—electric and magnetic fields. However, every creature, including humans, is limited by its own sensations and perceives only a small part of the surrounding world.

In Ed Yong’s audiobook, we go beyond our own perceptions and try to imagine what it’s like to feel the echo of a flying butterfly, an electrical charge from a flower, or a fish’s trail in water. We explore the lives of insects that navigate using Earth’s magnetic field, and learn about the ability of African fish to communicate using electric signals.

We’ll look at the world through the eyes of a jumping spider, hear the vibrations of tiny insects, and find out that a crocodile’s snout is sensitive in the same way a surgeon’s fingers are. The book introduces the latest discoveries in sensory zoology, explains how sound and light pollution affect the animal world, and tells what dogs are interested in at a lamp post.