When It Comes To Elephant Love Calls, The Answer Lies In A Bone-shaking Triangle
Friday, February 13, 2009 - 17:28
in Biology & Nature
An ecologist has been studying elephant communication for more than 15 years. During that time she's puzzled over which or their two seismic sensing systems -- either bone conduction or somatosensory reception -- elephants use most often in locating the source of a call. In her most recent field season last summer, she finally got an answer.