Where Are Birds’ Ears?

Barn owls, western Pennsylvania, July 2017 (photo by Anthony Bruno)
Barn owls, western Pennsylvania, July 2017 (photo by Anthony Bruno)

Birds hear really well — especially barn owls — but where are their ears?

This vintage article from July 2010 reveals where they are in Anatomy: Under The Feathers.

 

p.s. Did you know barn owls’ ears are lopsided?
Their left ear is opening higher than their right one!  Learn more in A Ranger’s Random Walks blog post from November 2014.

 

(photo of barn owls, July 2017, by Anthony Bruno)

One thought on “Where Are Birds’ Ears?

  1. Ears are asymmetrically placed so as to provide offset arrival times of sound to enhance lateralization and localization abilities!

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