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Whales Learning to Block Out Harmful Human Noise

By: Kelli Bender Jul 17th 2012 12:14PM

Science has proved that we can be pretty noisy neighbors for the underwater creatures of the world. Some of those creatures are even finding ways to stop the damaging sound. According to The New York Times, whales have found a way to block out man-made noises by somehow plugging their ears. For years, researchers have been aware that noise from things like boat motors, sonar, weapons testing and more can damage the hearing of sea creatures. The Navy believes that underwater listening devices account for a complete or partial loss of hearing in 250,000 sea mammals each year. To combat the effects of the sounds, some whales have decreased the sensitivity of their hearing, similar to how ...

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