Elephant trumpeting
Audio
Recording:
The trumpets of an elephant can be pretty loud! Example of loud sources of sound in nature.
Type of media:
Audio (105.7 kByte)
Last update:
2018-07-27
License:
This medium is made available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 international license.
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This medium is made available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 international license.
What does this mean?
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Description:
Using their voice and their sense of hearing, elephants are able to communicate with each other over long distances.
Frightened elephants, elephants that are attacking something as well as elephants that are under attack all trumpet – and reach a sound level of between 85 and 90 decibels.
Such sounds enable elephants to communicate with each other over a distance of several kilometres.
Information and ideas:
Recording to be identified by students or used for sound effects for a radio play/story.
Relevant for teaching:
Structure and function of a sensory organ
Senses discover the environment
Games to practise using the senses
Acoustic phenomena
Frightened elephants, elephants that are attacking something as well as elephants that are under attack all trumpet – and reach a sound level of between 85 and 90 decibels.
Such sounds enable elephants to communicate with each other over a distance of several kilometres.
Information and ideas:
Recording to be identified by students or used for sound effects for a radio play/story.
Relevant for teaching:
Structure and function of a sensory organ
Senses discover the environment
Games to practise using the senses
Acoustic phenomena
Related media:
There are no other media directly related to this file.
Learning resource type:
Sample audio clip
Subjects:
Music; Personal, social and health education (PSHE)
Grade levels:
Grade 1 to 4; Grade 5 to 6; Grade 7 to 9; Grade 10 to 13
School types:
Elementary school; Middle/high school; Vocational training
Keywords:
Communication; Sense of hearing; Sound; Communication (animal); Hearing training; Listening situation; Sound production
Bibliography:
Siemens Stiftung Media Portal
Author:
MediaHouse GmbH
Rights holder:
© Siemens Stiftung 2018