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Hearing: Which Animal Hears Best

Find out which animals have better hearing than humans.

Aired 09/01/2019 | Rating TV-G

Science Trek

Hearing: Which Animal Hears Best

Clip: Special | 1m 6sVideo has Closed Captions

Find out which animals have better hearing than humans.

Many animals can hear better than humans. Some can hear sounds pitched too low for our ears, while others, like bats, use ultrasonic sounds too high for human ears. But of all creatures, guess what may have the best hearing.

Aired 09/01/2019 | Rating TV-G

Science Trek is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV

Major Funding by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation and Idaho National Laboratory. Additional Funding by 360 Immersive, the Friends of Idaho Public Television and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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