Sensory Perceptions of Off World Life Forms

As we begin to explore other worlds in search for life or more specifically other intelligent life; presuming one could call humans intelligent, we must consider how we may communicate and what sensory perceptions these off World life forms may have?

On our Earth most species have similar sensory organic features such as; Ears to hear, eyes to see, taste buds to taste, noses to smell and nerve endings to feel. But some species on Earth use sonar and other senses that not all creatures have or enjoy the benefits from you see? So, which sensors and senses will intelligent life forms on other planets have? Well this is an interesting topic, which recently came up in an online think tank when one guest member stated;