Because snakes do not have ears on the outside of their heads, it was long thought that the reptiles were deaf and could only sense vibrations in their bodies. An Australian study has now found that snakes can indeed hear.
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Snakes can do more than we always thought
Und sie hören uns doch. Auch ohne Ohren. Source: AAP / AAP/Goran Stanzl/PIXSELL
Because snakes do not have ears on the outside of their heads, it was long thought that the reptiles were deaf and could only sense vibrations in their bodies. An Australian study has now found that snakes can indeed hear.
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By Barbara Barkhausen
Presented by Julia Grewe
Source: SBS
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