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Ultrasound is a form of mechanical energy having frequencies above the human hearing range (20 kHz). Among the earliest known sources of ultrasound are those emanating from the animal kingdom. Dogs, birds, crickets, and bats are amongst those creatures whose communication signals extend beyond the range of human hearing. In addition bats use ultrasound as a guidance system between 50 and 100 kHz. This latter fact is reputed to have been first postulated by Spallanzani, an Italian Scientist, in 1794 (Health and Welfare 1980a).
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Benwell, D.A., Bly, S.H.P. (1987). Sources and Applications of Ultrasound. In: Repacholi, M.H., Grandolfo, M., Rindi, A. (eds) Ultrasound. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1811-8_3
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