Here’s another: the human ear is phenomenal at determining where in 3d space a sound is coming from. Most animals can only determine direction and can’t really place a sound vertically. Watch what your cat or dog does when they’re looking for the source of a noise, it takes them a lot longer.
I’ve heard that this is the reason dogs will tilt their head when looking curiously at something, as this lets them better differentiate sound positions vertically.
Here’s another: the human ear is phenomenal at determining where in 3d space a sound is coming from. Most animals can only determine direction and can’t really place a sound vertically. Watch what your cat or dog does when they’re looking for the source of a noise, it takes them a lot longer.
I’ve heard that this is the reason dogs will tilt their head when looking curiously at something, as this lets them better differentiate sound positions vertically.
the human *ears. we need both ears working together to determine the source of a sound.
teamwork makes the dream work, people.
One blindspot is that the ear is not good at determining whether the sound comes directly in front or back of the head.