Skin and bones - Big idea: Echolocation (new version)

Through echolocation some animals emit sounds of different frequencies and loudness that bounce off the objects around them. The echoes are then captured by the ears and the brain figures out how to recognize food and navigate the surroundings from those signals.

This video is one of a series taken from the mobile app Skin & Bones. The app brings animal skeletons to life through 3D imagery in the Bone Hall at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Download on the App Store and enjoy the videos and 3D experience at the Museum or wherever you are.