Animals
Crocodiles' Super-skin Can Detect Environmental Changes
Crocodiles, alligators and their kin have sensory organs in their skin that are sensitive to heat, cold, touch and the chemicals in their environment, researchers report. These sensors, micro-organs known as integumentary sensory organs (ISOs), are reportedly unique to the crocodilian order.
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