Manatee hearing good enough to sense approaching motorboats
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 13:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Every year, manatees are injured in boat collisions. Why don't they just move when they hear a boat approach? Scientists have found that manatee hearing is likely good enough to detect sounds of approaching craft above loud background noise, but their findings point to new questions about how this hearing operates in the wild and why manatees remain susceptible to collisions.
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