THIS IS DRIVING ME CRAZY! There is a sound coming from the tree outside my bedroom. My son says it os a bat. I sounds like the chirp of a young bird. I can't sleep so I thought I would ask the question. If I am going to be up all night I might as well learn something!
2006-08-14 17:14:52 · 9 answers · asked by robin p 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
i live in a house i bought a year ago. my girlfriend moved in with me, and took all her animals, including 2 cats. in the entire time we've been here, i think the only wild animal i saw on our land was a squirrel. then, last week, my girlfriend gets up to go to the bathroom at about 4 A.M. and as she walks back to the bedroom her cat brings her something, which she assumed was a dead mouse. you can imagine the total panic that ensued when the cat dropped it, and it starts to fly around in circles in our hallway. it was a live bat. so, of course, she runs screaming to our bedroom, and this is now MY problem. and yes, they do make audible noises. its a sort of breathing, sqeaking sound, almost like a mouse gasping drastically for air. i guess the word "chirp" could kinda describe it.
oh, and i got a blanket and sorta forced him into the unused room across the hall and shut the door. lol. then, i got him out of the room the next morning. i wasnt about to deal with that at that hour. lol.
oh, and also, the cat has had all her shots, and is completely fine.
2006-08-14 17:26:44 · answer #1 · answered by hellion210 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The human ear can hear vibrations ranging from 20 second to 20,000 a second.
The human ear is capable of hearing many of the sounds produced in nature, but certainly not all. Some low frequencies like a heart beat of 1 or 2 Hz can not be heard, just like sonar sounds produced by dolphins which are too high. Any frequency that is below the human range is known as infrasound. It is so low that it may be detected by a creature with big ears, such as an Elephant. In fact, recent research indicates that elephants also communicate with infrasound. Ultrasound, on the other hand, is above the range of the human ear. Bats, whales, porpoises, and dolphins use ultrasound for navigation.
Most bats can detect frequencies as high as 100,000 Hz!
2006-08-14 17:32:53 · answer #2 · answered by Wiseone 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in case you decide on information and instruction approximately bats, the main suitable source is Bats Conservation worldwide out of Austin, Texas, u . s . a .. most of the vocal sounds emanating from bats are too intense for human beings to hearken to. each and every now and additionally then you definitely can hear a soft squeaking, yet that's in hassle-free terms a small proportion of the finished. those clicks, or chirps, are sent out from the bat because it flies for the duration of the air. The sound hits an insect, bounces back to the bat's ears, and tells it how some distance away, and in what path, the insect is. in this sort, it may discover the insect, seize and consume it, and help our international and the ambience against the onslaught of bugs. This technique is termed echolocation, and is a sort of sonar. Bats are between the marvelous of the line animals residing on our planet. They kill and consume "much" on bugs each and every evening. greater advantageous than each and every of the insecticides, birds, spiders, and different animals prepare. .
2016-09-29 06:59:57 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a bat. I have them outside of my house, too. We live near a creek and they love hunting for insects near water, so I'd guess you live near some too. We built a bat house for them so they'd stay. Each bat can eat 600-1000 insects a night and that means less mosquito bites! LOL They aren't as scary as people think. They don't get stuck in your hair and they won't bite you (unless you have a high rate of rabies cases in your area, then it's behavior would be off norm). Check out www.batconservation.org and put your fears to rest. You might even start to appreciate them a little bit :) (even if they ARE ugly)
2006-08-14 17:22:16 · answer #4 · answered by Jen B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I hear bats where I live. It sounds like a chirp with an echo.
2006-08-14 19:09:32 · answer #5 · answered by hipichick777 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is probably a bat. They chirp more quickly when zeroing in on an insect!
2006-08-14 17:18:30 · answer #6 · answered by BigPappa 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many young people CAN hear the low notes of bats!
Some people have exceptionally sensitive high frequency hearing and it is quite possible to hear those low notes.
My mother was one who could well into her adult years.
As one gets older one does loose some high frequency hearing.
2006-08-14 17:24:16 · answer #7 · answered by WhatAmI? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yeah. Rapid, high pitched chirps
2006-08-14 17:18:50 · answer #8 · answered by the_big_v 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes if its a small cherping noise its a bat we used to have them in the walls at our old house it was weird
2006-08-14 17:17:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋