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How does a dolphins hear?

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Anonymous

9y ago
Updated: 4/29/2022

Dolphins "hear" using echolocation, which uses high pitched frequencies sent out by the dolphin. They hit an object and bounce back telling the dolphin what's there. Dolphins are unable to hear human voices because the frequencies are too low, they can only hear high pitched frequencies.

They also can hear into a threshold that is so high pitched that even a dog cannot hear. Or threshold of hearing goes from 20 Hz to 20 kHz. They can hear from .25 Hz to 150 kHz, which is so high pitched, even the youngest of all humans cannot hear. They hear by collecting the in their jawbone, which transfers the sound waves into the inner ear, and then the brain analyzes that information very very quickly, drawing a picture that looks like an x-ray.

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