Do animals really have a sixth sense?

Question

Do they know whats really going on?

Answer 1

Many do, but probably not in the sense that you mean. Some creatures can hear or see in spectrums we can't, and that may alert them to information we can't pick up--for example, elephants and other animals can hear much lower frequencies than we can, and that may help them pick up on minute movements of the earth's crust, so at first glance they may seem to be able to "predict" earthquakes when all they are really doing is reacting to something we can only percieve with electronic equipment.

Answer 2

Animals have lots of senses that humans lack. For instance, many mammals, including housecats, have what's called the vomeronasal organ, a sense organ on the roof of their mouth that can detect "smells" that noses can't. Birds can detect magnetism, and can also see more colors then humans (four primaries rather then three- the fourth being ultraviolet). Certain types of fish, sharks, and (strangely) platypuses can actually detect electric fields.

Humans have better eyesight then most mammals (despite having bad night-vision, we can see a larger spectrum of colors then cats and dogs, for instance, and our vision is much sharper), but we directly perceive much less of the world then most animals- rather sad, considering that intelligent deduction is only as good as the information it relies on.

Answer 3

OOhh Yessss. They sure do. They can tell if someone is a good or bad person as in there relationship to the animals family. I have a dog that warns me when something is wrong with my son who is in the other room out of both our sights, and no she can't hear him she is a deaf dog. There have been dogs that have been trained to be seizure assist dogs. They can sense when there person is about to have a seizure within minutes of it happening and warn them and others in the house of the pending seizure.

Answer 4

Nope. They do not. They have better senses. Dogs have better sence of smell, birds have a better sence of touch (they can actually FEEL the vibrations of bugs in the ground!) Cats have a much better sence of sight and horses have the best of all three, yet another reason horses are highly trainable and truly man's best friend!

Answer 5

You bet. Don't you remember seeing the news accounts of the elephants that broke loose from their chains and ran for higher ground before the Tsunami struck.

Answer 6

They have a more finely tuned instinct. Plus the different better senses . Hearing ,smelling etc.

Answer 7

We all have a sixth sense if we learn how to tune in and use it.

Answer 8

Yes cause when my best friend died my dog just stayed at my side and would wait by the door till i got home he wasn't his normal happy self he moped around like he knew

Answer 9

Some do, they actually literally have organs for it, like we have a nose and eyes. To smell and see. Sharks, for instance have receptors to pick up electric signals in the water.

Answer 10

Yes.

Animals will flee an area if a hurricane is about to hit. Dogs can tell when their master is about to have a heart attack. Etc.