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Animal senses

Dr Rob with a kangarooWe all know that humans have five senses - taste, touch, smell, hearing and sight, which enable us to interact with the world. But what about the rest of the animal kingdom?

Are bats really blind? How sensitive is a spider? And are eagles really eagle-eyed? Join Dr Rob as he heightens his senses and SCOPES out all the science behind animal senses! As once again the ordinary becomes extraordinary, under the SCOPE.

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Tara Middleton with a quarantine beagle

Naomi with glass bottles for the taste test experiment

Jason Bell with an owl

Dr Rob using binoculars

Joel Shakespeare with a spider

Liz Vella with a snake

 

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Animal senses

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