Book Review: ‘An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us’

Book Review: ‘An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us’
The elephant hawkmoth takes its name from the caterpillar's resemblance to an elephant's trunk. Public Domain
Anita L. Sherman
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Life teems all around us, from annoying mosquito stings to the soothing sounds of songbirds to the wet nose of your family dog. As most of us gaze out on the world, we see, hear, smell, touch, taste, and sense a whole variety of stimuli.

Oftentimes, we may assume that the creatures we inhabit the world with experience it in similar ways.

Anita L. Sherman
Anita L. Sherman
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Anita L. Sherman is an award-winning journalist who has more than 20 years of experience as a writer and editor for local papers and regional publications in Virginia. She now works as a freelance writer and is working on her first novel. She is the mother of three grown children and grandmother to four, and she resides in Warrenton, Va. She can be reached at [email protected]
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