“Before sight and sound hijacked our attention, we shared with all life a sort of common sense, a chemical sense that depended on direct contact with matter in the water or the air.” MatterSoundWaterCommonAttentionAirDirectSightCommon SenseContactChemicalsSight And Sound Book:Jacobson's Organ: And the Remarkable Nature of Smell Source: Jacobson's Organ: And the Remarkable Nature of Smell
“It is a fascinating and provocative thought that a body of water deserves to be considered as an organism in its own right.” BodyWaterDeserveRainRiversFascinatingOrganismsProvocativeWater FountainBodies Of Water Book:The dreams of dragons: riddles of natural history Source: The dreams of dragons: riddles of natural history
“The limits of sensory evolution in fish are defined very largely by their habitat. Water is physically supportive, carries some kinds of odour well, and is kind to sound - letting it travel several times faster than air will allow, but it inhibits other more personal kinds of communication.” WellsKindSoundWaterAirCommunicationEvolutionLimitsFishesDefinedFasterCarrieSupportiveSensoryHabitat Author:Lyall Watson
