Elephants Humans

How they make sounds - The loud trumpet-like sound - The voice cords are shorter,
made by elephants through thinner, tighter
their trunks
- Elephants can make many
different sounds from deep,
very low-frequency rumbles
(like the sound of thunder) to
higher-frequency roars and
cries
- Pushing air out of the lungs
through the larynx and
causing the vocal cords.
- They also use the tongue,
mouth and trunk to make a
more accurate sound for
communication.

How they hear sounds -When the elephant's vocal cords

are moved by the passing air, it
can make very-low-frequency
rumbling noises-often so low that
people cannot hear them.
1. The loud trumpet-like sound made by elephants through their trunks is one of the most
famous noises of the animal world, but it is not the only sound that elephants make.
Elephants can make many different sounds from deep, very low-frequency rumbles (like the
sound of thunder) to higher-frequency roars and cries. Over the last few decades, scientists
have learned more and more about how elephants make all these sounds.
2. Though humans and elephants look very different on the outside, they both have similar
body parts for making sounds. Like humans, elephants have a larynx (or voice box) in their
throats. Air that is pushed out from the lungs travels over the larynx and makes the vocal
cords (which are part of the larynx) move-similar to the way a flag moves in the wind. This
movement makes a sound, which can then be changed by the tongue, mouth, and trunk to
make more exact sounds for communication.
3. There are also differences in the ways elephants and humans make sounds. Most
importantly, the vocal cords in an elephant's larynx are much longer, thicker, and looser than
a human's. When the elephant's vocal cords are moved by the passing air, it can make very-
low-frequency rumbling noises-often so low that people cannot hear them. This is similar to
how frequency works with musical instruments: the short, tight strings on a violin make a
high-frequency sound; the long, thick, and looser strings of a bass violin make a deep, low-
frequency sound.
4. While an elephant's call starts with air passing over the larynx, other parts of the animal's
body are also important in controlling the sound. Scientists believe that elephants move their
heads, neck, and ears to change the position of the larynx so they can create different
sounds. Of course, the elephant also has a very large body, and this means the sounds can
strongly vibrate through the body and be amplified (i.e., the sound's volume increases),
When the trunk is fully extended, stretched out to its full length, the sound is amplified even
more powerfully. This means that the low rumbling noises that elephants make can travel
long distances. These long-range rumbles are not only useful for communication, but they
can also tell the listening elephant how far away the sender is.
 HOW THE ELEPHANTS CAN MAKE AND HEAR SOUNDS
The way elephants communicate to others is by producing and hearing sounds. The first
should be how the elephants producing sound. Because they have a larynx (or voice box) in
their throats like humans. So to make a sound, they push air out from their lungs, travel over
the larynx and make the vocal cords (which are part of the larynx).
They can also use their mouth, tongue or trunk to make more exact sounds for
communication. When an elephant make sounds, those sounds travel through the air and
enter another elephant or some other animal ear where they are received by the eardrum.

About how elephants can hear sounds: Due to the special structure of the head, ears and
body of elephants compared to other species, they can all emit low-frequency sounds, so
they can hear low-frequency sounds. The elephant's hearing ability falls between 14 and
20000 Hz. When the trunk is fully extended and extended, the sound is amplified more
strongly. And the small rumbling noises that elephants make can travel long distances, very
useful for communication, warning of danger to fellow humans (because there are animals
that can't hear low frequencies), let them know how far apart they are,...