Deaf? 6 Animals Whose Ears Are Hidden

While it may look like whales, the heaviest known animals, living or fossil, don’t have ears, they actually do. Their ears are not external like humans, rather they are small openings located behind their eyes.

Dolphin, another aquatic mammal belonging to the order Cetaceans, like whales, have small ear openings located behind their eyes. Their ears are not externally visible, because they lack external ear structures.

Pinnipeds, such as seals and sea lions, have small ear openings located on the sides of their heads. Their ears are covered by fur, making them difficult to see.

Bats have highly specialised ears for echolocation, but they are not visible externally. Instead, their ears are often covered by their wings or hidden within their fur.

Amphibians like frogs and toads have ears, but they are not visible externally. Instead, their eardrums, or tympanic membranes, are located just behind their eyes and covered by skin.

Snakes have no external ears. Instead, they have internal structures for detecting vibrations and low-frequency sounds, which are transmitted through their jawbones to their inner ears.