Play the Echolocation Game

Other Cool CreaturesFor EducatorsNature Play
Written By Kim Manunui

The saying ‘blind as a bat’ is far from correct. In fact, bats have incredible eyesight (20/20 vision), but they are active at night when vision isn’t very helpful (it is dark).

Bats instead use echolocation to navigate their surroundings. To do this, bats let out sound waves which humans cannot hear unless using a special bat detector. These sound waves echo (the sound reflects/comes back) off objects in the environment.

To test out your echo you could try yelling out in a valley- can you hear your voice come back to you?

Learn about echolocation in this VIDEO.

Our native bats of Aotearoa use their echolocation to map out their surroundings when flying amongst the trees, and finding food sources such as insects, fruit, and nectar. We have created an echolocation game for you to play. All you will need is a friend and something to cover your eyes (like a blindfold).

See below for instructions.

Click HERE to learn more about New Zealand’s unique native bats in our Kids Greening Taupō Pekapeka Online Nature Classroom.

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Kim Manunui

Hi, I’m Kim and I work with a great team to help individuals, as well as small and not so small businesses get their message, product and services to the world using digital media and creating wonderful websites that don’t cost the earth.

I was born in Canada, and grew up around Vancouver and the mountains of British Columbia. My love of pristine environments led me to New Zealand and eventually to the mountains, lakes and rivers of the central North Island which is home. My family’s heritage is here, and it’s from here that Korio traverses the planet.

The digital world is never static and neither are we.

And I say ‘we’ because I work with an awesome group of talented people who I gather together as required to complete a project.  Whatever your business, not-for-profit or individual needs are we gather the best team to get the job done.

Collaboratively we are creative, share sustainable values and work hard for great outcomes because that’s the buzz of satisfaction that drives us.

If you have an audience and market to reach, we can make that happen. Creative design, words that work and smart behind the scenes stuff that cuts through the online noise. We’ll design your website and then build it. We’ll manage the content as well as all your hosting needs. We can handle your online advertising so you get noticed,
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