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Acute Listening principle

Lessons from Bat-eared Fox

Hear the insects.

Termite-Sound Foraging

Bat-eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis) featured animal image on AnimalDex

Core lesson

A whole life can be fed by hearing what others walk over.

Biological basis

Bat-eared Foxes have oversized ears used for detecting insects such as termites and beetles, and also for heat regulation in open African habitats.

Best use cases

Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.

ListeningSensitivityForagingDesert awarenessSmall signals

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