How do owls use ears to detect the direction of the sound?
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The owl turns its head until the sound reaches both ears at the same time, at which point it is directly facing the source of the sound.
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How do owls use ears to detect the direction of the sound?
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How do owls use ears to detect the direction of the sound?
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The owl turns its head until the sound reaches both ears at the same time, at which point it is directly facing the source of the sound.
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Open it ition: relative;"> With ears set at different places on its skull, an owl is able to determine the direction from which the sound is coming by the minute difference in time that it takes for the sound waves to penetrate the left and right ears.[32] <span>The owl turns its head until the sound reaches both ears at the same time, at which point it is directly facing the source of the sound. This time difference between ears is about 30 microseconds. <span>
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Owl - Wikipedia o extend to the middle or internal ear of the owl. Asymmetrical ear placement on the skull allows the owl to pinpoint the location of its prey. This is especially true for strictly nocturnal species such as the barn owls Tyto or Tengmalm's owl.[29] <span>With ears set at different places on its skull, an owl is able to determine the direction from which the sound is coming by the minute difference in time that it takes for the sound waves to penetrate the left and right ears.[32] The owl turns its head until the sound reaches both ears at the same time, at which point it is directly facing the source of the sound. This time difference between ears is about 30 microseconds. Behind the ear openings are modified, dense feathers, densely packed to form a facial ruff, which creates an anterior-facing, concave wall that cups the sound into the ear structure.[33] This
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