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Infrasound perception has been observed and quantified in the homing pigeon which has particularly good long distance navigation skills. The precise relevance of such signals for the pigeon is still unknown, but several uses for infrasound have been hypothesized, such as navigation and detection of air turbulences when flying and landing. [4 ...
Infrasound arrays at monitoring station in Qaanaaq, Greenland.. Infrasound, sometimes referred to as low frequency sound or incorrectly subsonic (subsonic being a descriptor for "less than the speed of sound"), [1] describes sound waves with a frequency below the lower limit of human audibility (generally 20 Hz, as defined by the ANSI/ASA S1.1-2013 standard). [2]
The pigeon ear, being far too small to interpret such a long wave, directs pigeons to fly in a circle when first taking air, in order to mentally map such long infrasound waves. Various experiments suggest that different breeds of homing pigeons rely on different cues to different extents.
Pigeons can hear infrasound. With the average pigeon being able to hear sounds as low as 0.5 Hz, they can detect distant storms, earthquakes and even volcanoes. [31] [32] This also helps them to navigate.
Because there were so many different sources of infrasound, methods of detecting were of interest for the military and civilians. Long distance propagation of infrasound is allowed by ground reflection and molecular attenuation. The ground acts as a reflecting service for incoming energy and molecular attenuation is zero at infrasonic frequencies.
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For a long time the trigeminal system was the suggested location for a magnetite-based magnetoreceptor in the pigeon. This was based on two findings: First, magnetite-containing cells were reported in specific locations in the upper beak. [15] However, the cells proved to be immune system macrophages, not neurons able to detect magnetic fields.
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