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Sensational Pet Picnic

Zachary shoves a picnic lunch into a basket and heads out for his favorite spot in the park. His dog, Mutt, races ahead of him. The neighbor’s cat, Kit, tags along behind.

It’s a beautiful day, and their senses are hard at work taking in the spring afternoon. If you could get inside their heads, what would you find? Would they be smelling, hearing, feeling, seeing, and tasting the same things?

Smelling a Rat

In a nest under a pile of branches, a wood rat wakes from a nap and scratches.

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