Super Senses Class 5 Notes CBSE EVS Chapter 1
Summary of the Chapter:
1) Animals use various senses.
2) Some animals can observe their prey from a considerable distance.
3) They can taste, smell, feel, hear, and see.
4) Certain animals can hear the smallest sound.
5) Certain animals may identify their companions by their scent.
Animals with different types of Senses:
Dog:
A dog can listen to the faintest sounds around them and have a good sense of smell if they sniff you once they won’t forget.
Dogs usually mark their territories on the road by peeing or popping. They can detect the smell of another dog’s urine or poop(potty) to determine if someone entered their area or not.
Ants:
Ants do possess a good sense of smell, and their antenna-like structure aids in both helping them find food fast and determining whether they belong to the same group or not. Ants leave a scent trail on the ground that other ants follow to navigate
Insects:
Male insects can detect and recognize their females by smell. Mosquitoes sense humans by the smell of skin, soles, and body warmth.
Birds:
Birds have eyes on the sides of their heads, allowing them to focus on two different things at once. When looking straight ahead, both eyes focus on the same object. Since their eyes are fixed and cannot move, birds must turn their heads to look around. Birds like kites, eagles, and vultures have vision four times sharper than humans, allowing them to see things from eight meters away that we can only see from two meters.
Can animal see Colors:
Compared to humans, animals cannot see as many colors. Some hues are believed to be visible to animals awake throughout the day. Animals awake at night are limited to seeing images in black and white.
Communication through sound:
Fish use electric signals to signal danger. Certain animals start acting differently when an earthquake or storm approaches. People who live in the forest and can observe such animal behaviour are aware of the danger. Dolphins use a variety of sounds to communicate with their prey. Langurs, sitting high in trees, warn others of impending dangers such as a tiger or leopards. Scientists have discovered that many animals have unique languages.
Why are Animals Killed?
- The tiger is among the creatures that is most attentive. Still, tigers are facing threats nowadays. The population of tigers and other animals is falling in our nation.
- The tusks of elephants, the horns of rhinos, and the skins of tigers, crocodiles, and snakes are the reasons behind their deaths.
- The purpose of killing musk deer is to remove a tiny bit of musk.
- Hunters and poachers are those who murder animals.
- To save the wildlife, our government has declared certain forests to be protected zones. Two such places are ‘Ghana’ in Ghana and Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand.
- The district of Bharatpur, Rajasthan. In these regions, no one is allowed to kill animals or ruin the jungle.
FAQs
Dogs mark their territories by peeing and pooping.
Mosquitoes smell humans by the smell of skin, soles and body warmth.
Hunters or Poachers
Ghana and Jim Corbett National Park.
