Researchers played a sountrack to hedgehogs to identify the frequency of sounds they can hear ...

A sound too high for you to hear may one day help keep hedgehogs off the road. That possibility comes from a new study in Biology Letters reporting that European hedgehogs can hear ultrasound, with ...

Scientists discover hedgehogs hear ultrasound, opening the possibility of warning sounds that keep them away from roads.

The team is looking for volunteer collaborators within the car industry who could spare the funds to finance a prototype ...

But a new study by the University of Oxford has discovered that the much-loved mammal can hear high-frequency ultrasounds, ...

The proposal is based on their findings which show for the first time that hedgehogs can hear high-frequency ultrasound.

Researchers have discovered that hedgehogs can hear ultrasound, a surprising ability that could help protect them from cars. Since road traffic kills large numbers of hedgehogs, scientists believe ...

Millions of hedgehogs die as they cross the roads, but a discovery is paving the way for a warning that might stop them crossing at dangerous times.

Road traffic accidents are thought to kill up to a third of hedgehogs in local populations. View on euronews ...

Researchers at the University of Oxford have suggested that ultrasound-repellers could help reduce hedgehog deaths caused by cars. The proposal is based on new findings, published in Biology Letters, ...

Scientists have found hedgehogs can hear higher pitched sounds than humans, cats and dogs, and hope the discovery could help protect them ...

Study shows animals hear very high frequencies, making it possible to design a deterrent to cut deaths ...