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Owls have phenomenal hearing. Their large ear holes are at slightly different heights, above and below eye level, helping them pinpoint the vertical positions of sound sources. But what is truly astonishing is their reaction time. In complete darkness, it takes tawny owls less than 0.01 of a second to assess the precise direction of a scurrying mouse, for example. Other animals with great hearing include elephants, pigeons and moths.

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How good is a mouses sense of hearing?

Mice have extremely sensitive hearing. They can hear frequencies that are beyond the range of human hearing and use their keen sense of hearing to be alert to potential threats and communicate with other mice.


What dinosaur likely had the best hearing?

Scientists believe that the Velociraptor had the best hearing to coordinate with their superb hunting abilities. The study of the skull of Velociraptors show that they did indeed have excellent hearing. They have a notch in their skull and middle ear bones where the eardrum stretched, allowing them to have acute hearing.


What are most sensitive parts of the body?

the neck is the most sensitive part of your body - WRONG The correct answer is your lip then thumb


Is there any link between the size of animal ears and their hearing?

In some cases there is. Some examples of this are certain species of bats which have very large ears, and super-sensitive hearing. Elephants also have very large ears, and exceptional hearing, though they are also able to pick up low frequency vibrations using their trunk and feet, which are packed with special receptors. On the other hand, owls, which literally just have ear-holes with feather disks to funnel sound into them, have some of the best hearing in the animal kingdom. Generally, if the shape of the ear looks something like a funnel, or if the shape of the ear or something around it looks as though it would direct sound into the ear, the animal will have good hearing.


What animal has the best hearing?

it depends what you classify as "the best hearing" but dolphins and bats have the best sonar hearing and owls have the sharpest hearing with one ear hole above their eye level and one below they can pinpoint the vertical positions of a sound source. :)