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Limits RegistryThe greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella) can detect sound frequencies up to about 300 kHz, the highest known hearing range of any animal, far beyond bats' echolocation calls (up to about 212 kHz) and human hearing (20 kHz). Hannah Moir and colleagues at the University of Strathclyde reported this in 2013.
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The greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella) can detect sound frequencies up to about 300 kHz, the highest known hearing range of any animal, far beyond bats' echolocation calls (up to about 212 kHz) and human hearing (20 kHz). Hannah Moir and colleagues at the University of Strathclyde reported this in 2013.
The highest sound frequency to which any animal's auditory system has been shown to respond.
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Limits Registry. LR-HIGHEST-FREQUENCY-HEARING-GREATER-WAX-MOTH. Highest-frequency sound detected by any animal. 2026.