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Image Not Available for Whale's Eardrum
Whale's Eardrum
Image Not Available for Whale's Eardrum

Whale's Eardrum

Object NameEardrum
Mediumbone
ClassificationsWhaling
LocationOn Display - Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Object numberABDMS045344
Keywords
About MeWhales have bones in their ears to allow vibrations to be better transferred through the ear canal. In humans the air filled spaces result in muffled sounds underwater; disconnected bones in the whale's ear allow sound vibrations to oscillate freely and they hear more clearly.
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Image Not Available for Ear Bone Of A Whale, Found At Red Crag, East Anglia. Geological specimen
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Black and white photograph of whaling scene "'shooting' the whale with harpoon gun"
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