Lungfish (IMAGE)

Aarhus University

Lungfish

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The lungfish ear is a good model for the ears of the first terrestrial vertebrates. A new study shows that they are capable of detecting airborne sound despite not having a tympanic middle ear.

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Photo: Christian Bech Christensen

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