Eavesdropping elephants: the power of sound in conservation

Many animals, like elephants and spiders, have remarkable seismic senses, where they detect vibrations through the ground that are vital for their survival. Understanding these capabilities can help us conserve wild populations amid environmental change, and even inspire new technologies. Researchers at the Animal Vibration Lab have been trialing a new approach to monitoring endangered elephants to accurately determine elephant locations by measuring the vibration of the ground caused by their rumbles, which are low frequency calls. To do this, they used seismometers, which are seismic sensors typically used for measuring earthquakes and explosions. Find out more: https://www.ox.ac.uk Latest news and events: https://www.ox.ac.uk/news-and-events Apply to study at Oxford: https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate Apply for graduate study at Oxford: https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate Applying for continuing education courses at Oxford: https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/continuing-education Follow Oxford University Twitter: https://twitter.com/UniofOxford Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/the.university.of.oxford Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oxford_uni/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/oxforduni/ Medium: https://medium.com/oxford-university Weibo: http://e.weibo.com/OxfordUni