Exploring Your Senses
Nature Guides & Activities
PURPOSE: Discover your senses through the lens of our native animal neighbors. Explore how animals like coyotes, rattlesnakes, and desert bighorn sheep use each of their senses to survive our Mojave Desert landscape. Watch each video in our YouTube playlist, and put your senses to the test by participating in our family scavenger hunts and games.
Sensory Safari – Unveiling the Mojave Desert’s Wildlife Wonders
Discover your senses through the lens of our native animal neighbors. Explore how animals like coyotes, rattlesnakes, and desert bighorn sheep use each of their senses to survive our Mojave Desert landscape. Watch each video in our YouTube playlist, and put your senses to the test by participating in our family scavenger hunts and games.
Sight
Discover how our native animal neighbors use sight to communicate with each other, attract mates, find prey, and avoid predators.
Complete our sight activity, Pages 1-5.
Hearing
Discover how our native animal neighbors use hearing to communicate, stay clear of hazards, and protect themselves against predators.
Complete our hearing activity, Pages 6-8.
Smell
Discover how our native animal neighbors use smell to detect odors and pheromones, track down prey, and protect themselves against predators.
Complete our smell activity, Pages 9-11.
Touch
Discover how our native animal neighbors use touch to learn about the world around them.
Complete our touch activity, Pages 12-14.
