georgeandbessy
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Just wondering if tortoises are deaf as I have had loads of people telling me they are.
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Thank youThey don't hear the full spectrum like our hearing. But they hear. (Actually compared to a dog, we are deaf)
They seem to hear low pitched sounds better and are also keen on vibration.
Is she deaf or just ignoring you?My cat is deaf... but the frequency of a can of food opening she hears just fine.
It is the frequency (vibrations) that she feels, and not hears, I believe.My cat is deaf... but the frequency of a can of food opening she hears just fine.
It is the frequency (vibrations) that she feels, and not hears, I believe.
That's what hearing is, perceiving energy vibrations, then so is vision. Taste and smell are also the same ability to perceive. There is energy perception, chemical perception, and tactile. That's pretty much it. Many animals have more than one route to perceive and engage in the environment of their existence via energy and chemicals. You see that they can't hear, that's a special skill.There is conflicting information as far as this subject is concerned.
Personally, I do not think that they hear, BUT they feel vibrations. I noticed that when I call Oli (my beloved Greek tort), when I talk, even when the washing machine/vacuum cleaner is on, I see NO reaction whatsoever.
My bad knee can sense the weather, does that count?