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Chemical (odor, taste, etc.) (26)
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Light - non-visible spectrum (7)
Light - visible spectrum (34)
Sound (15)
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- Sense signals/environmental cues
- Bulging proboscis amplifies sound: southern elephant seal
- Nose amplifies threatening call: proboscis monkey
- Wings allow for silent flight: owls
- Chirps carry through water: dolphins
- Feet aid silent movement: African lion
- Nose structure aids echolocation: false vampire bats
- Communicating over long distances: cassowaries
- Pocket-like structures produce hissing sounds: king cobra
- Amplifying sound: bull snake
- Wing scales help camouflage from sonar: moth
- Burrow amplifies sound: mole cricket
- Trunk emits infrasonic calls: Asian elephant
- Organs aid navigation: dolphin
- Mating call is amplified: Bornean tree-hole frog
- Biosonar gives an accurate imaging: dolphin
