COLUMN. Saccules, vesicles in the inner ear, enable the lizard to 'hear' soundless vibrations at very low frequencies.

New research shows that some geckos actually have a sixth sense that lets them pick up on vibrations in the world around them ...

Animals have come up with a variety of extraordinary senses worthy of superheroes. Scientists have now discovered that geckos ...

Researchers at the University of Maryland have found that geckos utilize a mechanism typically linked to balance to detect ...

University of Maryland biologists have identified a hidden sensory talent in geckos that's shaking up what we thought we knew ...

The brightly spotted tokay gecko (Gekko gecko) appears to have a hidden sensory talent akin to a “sixth sense”. The geckos can use a part of the inner ear associated with maintaining balance and body ...

The eyes of a Tokay Gecko are large, with vertical pupils that expand in low light. These pupils are surrounded by a metallic ...

The brightly spotted tokay gecko (Gekko gecko) appears to have a hidden sensory talent akin to a “sixth sense”. The geckos can use a part of the inner ear associated with maintaining balance ...

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The paper, “Auditory pathway for detection of vibration in the tokay gecko,” was published in Current Biology on October 4, 2024 This research was supported by the National Institutes of ...