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vomeronasal system  

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  • Some animals have sensory systems that humans lack completely, making it difficult for us to even imagine what their perceptual worlds are like. For example, many fish can detect electric fields in the water around them, including, in some cases, electric fields produced by other members of their own species. [Source: Encyclopedia of Perception; Vomeronasal System]

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