ULTRASONIC FROGS CAN TUNE THEIR EARS TO DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES
July 21, 2008
July 21, 2008
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., July 21 -- The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign issued the following news release:
Researchers have discovered that a frog that lives near noisy springs in central China can tune its ears to different sound frequencies, much like the tuner on a radio can shift from one frequency to another. It is the only known example of an animal that can actively select what frequencies it hears, the researchers say.
The findings, from a collaborative e . . .
Researchers have discovered that a frog that lives near noisy springs in central China can tune its ears to different sound frequencies, much like the tuner on a radio can shift from one frequency to another. It is the only known example of an animal that can actively select what frequencies it hears, the researchers say.
The findings, from a collaborative e . . .