Echolocating whales use ultra-fast echo-kinetic responses to track evasive prey.
H. M. Vance, P. T. Madsen, N. Aguilar de Soto, D. M. Wisniewska, M. Ladegaard, S. K. Hooker, M. Johnson
This study shows that echolocating whales adjust their biosonar clicking rates to track prey, with neural and muscular response times similar to visual tracking reflexes, not requiring ultra-fast processing.
bioRxiv · Aug 10, 2021Animal Behavior & Cognition