ACOUSTIC CAMERA: Measuring Elephant Vocalizations in Nepal

Find out how the Acoustic Camera is used to visualize vocalizations of elephants in Nepal and helps scientists to better understand how these animals communicate.
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Elephants produce infrasound to communicate with each other. The Acoustic Camera was used to investigate how the animals use sounds and perceive vocalizations for communication. In cooperation with the „Mammal Communication Lab“ of the University of Vienna, acoustic measurements were conducted in the Tiger Tops Elephant Camp of the Chitwan Nationalpark in Nepal. The scientists around Angela Stöger-Horwarth and Veronika Beeck are studying animal sound production and use the Acoustic Camera to visualize the sound of elephants communication in wildlife. The Acoustic Camera is used to better understand the language of the elephants: With our technology, the low-frequency sound generated by the animals can be visualized.
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**GERMAN**
Erfahren Sie, wie die Akustische Kamera verwendet wird, um die Stimme von Elefanten in Nepal zu visualisieren, und helfen Sie Wissenschaftlern, die Kommunikation dieser Tiere besser zu verstehen.
Elefanten produzieren Infraschall, um miteinander zu kommunizieren. Mit der Akustischen Kamera wurde untersucht, wie die Tiere Geräusche nutzen und Vokalisierungen für die Kommunikation wahrnehmen. In Zusammenarbeit mit dem "Mammal Communication Lab" der Universität Wien wurden akustische Messungen im Tiger Tops Elefantenlager des Chitwan Nationalparks in Nepal durchgeführt. Die Wissenschaftler um Angela Stöger-Horwarth und Veronika Beeck untersuchen die Klangerzeugung von Tieren und visualisieren mit der Akustischen Kamera den Klang der Kommunikation von Elefanten in der Tierwelt. Die Akustische Kamera wird verwendet, um die Sprache der Elefanten besser zu verstehen: Mit unserer Technologie kann der von den Tieren erzeugte niederfrequente Klang visualisiert werden.
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🎥 In the video:
Department of Cognitive Biology, University of Vienna:
Veronika Beeck
Acoustic engineers, gfai tech GmbH:
Gunnar Heilmann
Michael Kerscher
🎬 Direction & Edit:
Natália Cerqueira
Frank Blum
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[@MonsieurMaskedMan]

elephant voices are so unique very bassy and also flexible to the highest register

[@prabinpoudel9899]

Exciting Project! Best wishes to the team. I am so hopeful of admirable output and expect my country Nepal will benefit too particularly regarding Ethological Understanding.

[@gfaitechgmbh]

Thank you! Of course, the elephants in Nepal will benefit from the research conducted to help them.

[@jcims]

Very cool project! Wonderful application of technology to better our understanding of nature. I was struck with how chatty the elephants are relative to any I’ve seen in a zoo (likely for all the reasons that come to mind). I’m also surprised at how loudly they communicate in close proximity.
The element configuration is new to me. The larger spread seems intended to improve resolution for the low frequencies elephants reach? Any other benefits of this setup?

[@gfaitechgmbh]

Yes, our Star Array is optimized for measurements of low frequencies and over long distances. The arrangement of the microphones is optimized in this regard: The microphones are arranged closer to the centre, so that even high frequencies can still be easily located. Another benefit is the handiness of this Array, as it is easily foldable. You can find it on our Website: www.acoustic-camera.com/en/products/microphone-arrays/star48-ac-pro.html

[@DougGrinbergs]

1:57 short view of visualizing sound localization. Could have at least used spectrogram to show elephant sounds in rest of video

[@HansMaxiBricks]

Im interested in rat vocalizations in a natural habitat. Problem is their vocalizations are ultrasonic

[@team_unitysuscrivanse6681]

798

[@JVONROCK]

Play it for whales and dolphins.