Elephant middle ear bones vibrated most effectively at a frequency of about 400 Hz, whereas human bones did so at around 1.2 kHz. Below those frequencies, elephants' stapes - a small middle-ear bone ...

Elephants can communicate with other elephants across distances of up to five kilometers (3 miles) by producing sounds that travel through the air. However, they have a second way of sending signals: ...

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Elephants can communicate with each other through ground vibrations thanks to their massive ears, reveals new research. Their large and heavy lugholes - along with ear canals that can be sealed off at ...