Penguins are border crossers between worlds - they live both in the sea and on land. Some species reach diving depths of up to 500 metres and are perfectly adapted to life under water, while other species spend a large part of the year on land or on ice, raising their chicks. Although many facts about penguins, such as their foraging and migration, have been scientifically proven, little is known about their hearing abilities. In a live lecture, Sylke Frahnert from #mfnberlin uses the example of the research project Hearing in Penguins to talk about the relevance of our bird collection for research.
In a collaborative project coordinated by the Deutsches Meeresmuseum Stralsund, research is being conducted on the hearing ability of penguins to assess the effects of noise caused by human activities in Antarctica on the animals. For this purpose, hearing experiments are being conducted at the Deutsches Meeresmuseum Stralsund, the Syddansk Universitet and the University of Rostock. At the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, data management, development of a database with hearing physiological data, environmental education and multimedia support of the project are carried out.
Event information
- with Dr. Sylke Frahnert, scientist at Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
- Link: https://zoom.us/j/95895223306
- Event in German
Related links
- An overview of other digital offers can be found here: For Nature digital
- The bird collection of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
- Further information about the project Hearing in Penguins