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How does an animal’s hearing compare to a human’s - Infographic

UK HEARING CARE. How does an animal's hearing compare to a human's? Making Sense of Hearing... As one of the five senses, hearing is important for helping us go about our daily lives. This is true not just for humans but animals too - al kinds of creatures across the world! Here we show you how a few animals' hearing compares to humans, and how they use it every day. JageuK Working with ageUK Love later life RANGE OF HEARING IN HERTZ (Hz) 30000 60000 90000 120000 150000 FACT: Despite having small ear openings on the side of their heads, porpoises and dolphins 150000 are thought to mainly hear through their lower jaw bones. PORPOISE 75 BELUGA WHALE FACT: Beluga whales can spend months in constant darkness, so they rely on their hearing to navigate rather than sight. 1000 123000 FACT: Bats use echolocation, a system of BAT 2000 110000 soundwaves from their mouth or nose that can detect insects the size of gnats. FACT: Mice can hear the most at aged 30 days, then at 50 days, this starts to degrade. When they are 20 months old, mice have significantly less sensitive hearing. MOUSE 1000 91000 CAT FACT: Various liquid-filled canals in a cat's ears are what give them such great balance and can allow them to land on their feet 45 64000 DOG FACT: Dogs hear best at higher pitches and are said to be able to tell the difference between their owner's and stranger's footsteps. 67 45000 RABBIT FACT: Rabbits' large ears can help them hear up to 3km away and can rotate to help them identify where sound is coming from. 360 42000 COW FACT: Cows have trouble pinpointing sounds compared to humans. They can pinpoint a noise within 30 degrees compared to humans' ability to pinpoint it to 5 degrees. 23 35000 HORSE 33500 FACT: Horses turn their ears in the direction 55 of the sound to help them hear. SHEEP FACT: Sheep are frightened by high-pitched sounds such as fireworks or dogs barking. 100 30000 HUMAN FACT: Humans carry on hearing when asleep, 64 23000 but our brains block out the sounds. ELEPHANT FACT: Elephants use infrasonic sounds, which are below the human range to communicate over long distances (up to 1.5km). 16 12000 . OWL FACT: The ears of an owl are at different positions on each side of their head. They move their heads to find a point where the sound reaches the ears at the same time, it is then that they know the prey is in line with their face. 200 12000 GOLDFISH FACT: Goldfish don't actually have ears, but can still hear sound. They have an inner ear located inside the fish's head, consisting of small bones that detect vibrations. They also have a lateral line that runs along both sides of the body from head to tail, detecting vibrations in the water. 20 3000 CHICKEN 125 2000 FACT: Unlike humans, chickens can regrow hair cells in the inner ear, which means their hearing doesn't deteriorate with age and we even study them to help get insights into hearing loss. TUNA FACT: Tuna have a similar basic functionality to humans, but are missing the earlobe and middle ear. 50 1100 References www.lsu.edu/deafness/HearingRange.html | www.academyhearing.ca/blog/news/Blog/2015/01/21/13:how-does-my-pet-s-hearing-compare-to-mine www.thedodo.com/10-animals-with-amazing-hearing-1130711602.html| www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/highest-frequency-heoaring-animal http://seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-infobooks/elephants/senses| www.dolphins-world.com/how-do-dolphins-hear| www.sheep101.info/senses.html www.hearingsparks.com/2010/09/animal-hearing-series-cows.html | thegoldfishtank.com/goldfish-info/biology/can-goldfish-hear http://idahoptv.org/dialogue4kids/season9/owl/facts.cfm | www.discoverwildlife.com/animals/mammals/why-do-rabbits-have-such-long-ears www.scientificamerican.com/podcost/episode/beluga-whale-hearing| www.catster.com/lifestyle/cat-facts-ears | www.earthlife.net/fish/hearing.html

How does an animal’s hearing compare to a human’s - Infographic

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We all know our pet dogs can hear things that we can’t but have you ever wondered how a human’s hearing compares to other animals, such as a cow or a chicken? Well we have spent time researching...

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