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Hearing: The Ears are Where!?!

Which hears better…cats or dogs?

Aired 09/01/2019 | Rating TV-G

Science Trek

Hearing: The Ears are Where!?!

Clip: Special | 1m 6sVideo has Closed Captions

Which hears better…cats or dogs?

Humans use six ear muscles to catch sound, but dogs and cats have many more. They can hear better than humans. Some animals don’t have ears like us. Find out more about how animals “hear.”

Aired 09/01/2019 | Rating TV-G

Science Trek is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV

Major Funding by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation and Idaho National Laboratory. Additional Funding by 360 Immersive, the Friends of Idaho Public Television and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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Science Trek is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV

Major Funding by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation and Idaho National Laboratory. Additional Funding by 360 Immersive, the Friends of Idaho Public Television and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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