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Ear-to-the-Ground-Best-Of.mp3<\/a>
\nEar-to-the-Ground-Best-Of.mp4<\/a>
\nEar-to-the-Ground.mp3<\/a>
\nEar-to-the-Ground.mp4<\/a>
\nEar-to-the-Ground-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n

[Intro]
\n(The sound)
\n… it comes in clear
\nWith your ear
\n(To the ground)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nYou know
\nHearing buffalo
\n(Low, way down low)<\/p>\n

The direction
\n… the flow
\n(Low, way down low)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nThe sound (the lowdown)
\nWhat you hear (comes in clear)
\nWith your ear (way down near)
\n… touching the ground (way, way down)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nLow frequency (efficiently)
\nDid move through solid (especially)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nYou know
\nHear the elephant rant
\n(Low, way down low)<\/p>\n

Gettin’ down
\nWith infrasound
\n(Ya know, down low)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nThe sound (the lowdown)
\nWhat you hear (comes in clear)
\nWith your ear (way down near)
\n… touching the ground (way, way down)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nLow frequency (efficiently)
\nDid move through solid (especially)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nThe sound (the lowdown)
\nWhat you hear (comes in clear)
\nWith your ear (way down near)
\n… touching the ground (way, way down)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nGet down (way, way down)
\nFound the sound (way, way down)<\/p>\n

A SCIENCE NOTE
\nWhat is the science for the very low rumble elephants can hear… and the vibration you can hear if you put your ear to the ground like the Indians did to hear buffalo running… or to a railroad track to hear a far off train?<\/p>\n

Great question \u2014 the science behind these phenomena all centers on low-frequency sound waves<\/strong> and how they travel through different mediums<\/strong>, like air, ground, or metal.<\/p>\n

1. Elephants and Infrasound<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Elephants communicate using infrasound<\/strong> \u2014 sound waves below 20 Hz<\/strong>, which is beneath the range of human hearing.<\/p>\n