The super senses of mammals
Hearing prey underground, being heard kilometres away, finding food without seeing it: for mammals, the senses often make the difference between eating and going hungry.
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Grey wolfhowl heard ~10 km away
Its howl carries about ten kilometres: enough to gather the pack or mark its territory.
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Lionroar heard ~8 km away
A lion's roar can be heard about 8 km away on the savannah, especially at night.
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Mantled howlercall heard for km
This tropical American monkey lives up to its name: its call crosses the forest for several kilometres.
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Western gorilladrumming heard ~1 km away
When a male beats his chest, the sound can be heard up to about a kilometre away.
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Bat-eared foxhears underground
Its huge ears let it hear insects moving under the ground.
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Servalgiant ears
It finds rodents by ear, even hidden underground, then pounces.
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Arctic foxhunts by ear
It hears prey under the snow and dives in head first to catch it.
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Wild boara very keen nose
Smell is its sharpest sense: it sniffs out roots and food buried in the ground.
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Malayan tapirled by its nose
Its eyesight is poor: it relies mostly on smell to get around and find food.
Quiz question
How far away can a lion's roar be heard?
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