These animals can hear everything - Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard
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The world is always abuzz with sounds, many of which human ears simply can’t hear. However, other species have extraordinary adaptations that grant them access to realms of sonic extremes. And some of them don’t even have ears— at least, not like we typically imagine. So, which is the best listener? Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard explores the auditory capabilities of the animal kingdom.
The best hearers we have talked about mostly use their sensitive hearing to find prey or evade predators. However, when we think of use of hearing, we usually think of sound communication (for example human speech). Would you expect that selection for effective sound communication produces as strong a selection for high sensitivity?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard
- Director Joseph Clark, Oh Studio
- Narrator Jack Cutmore-Scott
- Music Jarrett Farkas
- Sound Designer and Mixer Weston Fonger
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Produced by Sazia Afrin
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Editorial Producer Cella Wright
- Script Editor Emma Bryce
- Fact-Checker Charles Wallace
