do you know about echo location?

Question

even if they're using they're tongue by clicking it to detect things you think they have this 360 degrees eyesight? i called it eyesight bec. they say they can picture an object by producing echo to bounce to the object and bounce back to them. that's all i heard

Answer 1

Have no clue who or what "they" are.

But echo location is used by many species, including mankind. Although the sound (the clicking or squeaking) can spread 360 degrees (actually spherically), the location part usually is limited by how the receivers (e.g., ears) are oriented. Further, the echo, the return of the sound off an object, is limited in the angle it covers.

The reason an object can be located by sound is because the locater (e.g., bat, dolphin) has two receivers (i.e., ears) which means the echo will be typically received at slightly different times in each receiver. When the echo is received at the same time, the object is directly ahead; otherwise, it is off angle in some direction (up, down, left, right).

The U.S. Navy uses echo location to locate and track submarines. Instead of ears, however, it has sophisticated electronics to do the job.

Answer 2

Dolphins use echolocation to identify objects in the ocean where visibility is reduced. Its an amazing ability, much better and precise than human eyes.

Answer 3

yes it's true, they can paint a pretty accurate "picture" by sound. Sonar works like that also

Answer 4

click...click....clickety..click...click.....funny I don't see anything different....

Answer 5

no