how do animals use their senses facts
Animal Senses. 1  Some dolphins, whales, and bats navigate and track prey using echo location. This is a very advanced form of hearing that allows them to âseeâ their surroundings by listening to and analyzing the way sound reflects off objects in their environment.
Electric Sense. The omnipresent electric fields produced by animals often feature in animal senses. Electric eels, and some species of rays, have modified muscle cells that produce electric charges strong enough to shock and sometimes kill their prey.
Many fish sense their surroundings with a lateral line system, which detects changes in water pressure. This allows them to feel the movement of other animals in the water nearby. Snakes use a special apparatus called Jacobsen's organ to smell.