DO YOU KNOW—
WHERE A FROG'S EARS ARE?
One might well ask where the ears are, for we certainly cannot see them. But it must be remembered that an ear is simply something by means of which the animal can hear, and not necessarily anything that we can see: As a matter of fact, what we call ears are merely outside flaps of skin, which, when they are large, serve the purpose of collecting the sounds in the ear around. The real hearing is all done inside the skull, and in the case of the frogs, as in that of birds and lizards, there is a little hole some distance behind each eye, and not far from the angle of the mouth. The frog is entirely without any outside ear at all. Inside this hple is the internal ear, and in the frog there is a middle ear, too, for the purpose of conducting the sound to a special nerve, which takes it to the brain, where the real hearing is done.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19351228.2.184.9
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 307, 28 December 1935, Page 7 (Supplement)
Word Count
172DO YOU KNOW— Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 307, 28 December 1935, Page 7 (Supplement)
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in