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#Animals unable to #smell, #see, or #hear their food will sooner or later #starve.
However, researchers have now discovered using #Tyto #alba that #owls #retain their most important sense, #hearing, well into #oldage. According to the authors, owls are capable of #regenerating lost hair cells in the inner ear.

© #StefanFWirth, 2026, Berlin

Reference
B. Krumm et al (2017)
doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.1584

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Tyto alba; Wales. 2016, author Alun Williams333, licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/b…

Aged animal individuals often become unable to survive because their sensory organs increasingly fail to function. An animal that can no longer interact with others of its conspecifics, because it can no longer perceive them, will not survive long in a social group. Similarly, an animal unable to smell, see, or hear its food will sooner or later starve. However, researchers have now discovered using Tyto alba that owls retain their most important sense, hearing, well into old age. According to the authors, owls are capable of regenerating lost hair cells in the inner ear. © Stefan F. Wirth, August 2026, Berlin Reference B. Krumm er al (2017): https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.1584 Photo: Tyto alba; Wales. 2016. detail of: File:Tyto alba tylluan wen.jpg, author User:Alun Williams333, licensed under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.de

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