Ultrasonic frogs can tune their ears to different frequencies
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 08:56
in Biology & Nature
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.
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