Primitive whales had mediocre hearing
Fossils suggest highly specialized sounds whales use to communicate were not an early innovation
HEAR ME NOW Modern whales hear either really high or really low frequency sounds, depending on the species. A new study suggests that their earliest whale ancestors may have been limited in their hearing.
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