Eleblog

Katy Payne

“Katy Payne listens to elephants. She spends part of her time in the
rainforest of the Central African Republic making recordings of elephants and observing their behavior. When she?s not in the field, she?s analyzing her data as part of the Bioacoustics Research Program of Cornell University?s Laboratory of Ornithology in Ithaca, New York.” - Earth & Sky

January 17, 2007   No Comments

Infrasonic sound, too low to be heard by the human ear, may provide clues for predicting volcanoes, tornadoes and earthquakes

“Scientists have studied infrasound communication among whales and, more recently, land animals including giraffes, rhinos and elephants. Katy Payne, a Cornell University bioacoustics researcher, recently described what she observed among a group of elephants in Central Africa.” - SF Gate

February 28, 2003   No Comments