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When it comes to how animals use ultrasound, chances are you immediately think of bats and their amazing echolocation ability. However, researchers have discovered another—arguably much cuter—animal that can also hear ultrasound, with significant implications for its conservation. Meet the European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus), small nocturnal insectivores that turn into a spiny ball of death when they feel threatened. Unfortunately, the mammals are rapidly declining. Researchers estimate that every year, up to one in three hedgehogs from local populations die on roads, she adds. A juvenile hedgehog. Image: Pia Burmøller Hansen. “I...
Researchers have discovered that hedgehogs can hear ultrasound, a...
Researchers have discovered that hedgehogs can hear ultrasound, a...
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