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Subject:
Ferrets & Dog Whistles
From:
"Mick D'Aquin-Burglass, M.D." <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 1 Mar 1996 11:32:57 -0300
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>From: "Jeffrey D. Spears" <[log in to unmask]>
>Can ferrets hear dog whistles?  If so, is it resonable to believe they  0
>can be trained to one?
 
Jeff,
My own neurophysiologic research on ferret sensory system (including
auditory) indicated that (except for lactating females), ferrets do not
perceive auditory signals in the higher ranges (>100,000 cps), as do dogs.
 
Mick
 
Mick D'Aquin-Burglass, MD, MPH, MS
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CIS: 73775,1066
[Posted in FML issue 1494]

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