Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I would like to draw your attention to our new publication on a community based database of hearing physiology data: The Animal Audiogram Database: A community-based resource for consolidated audiogram data and metadata Denise Jäckel, Alvaro Ortiz-Troncoso, Michael Dähne and Christian Bölling Knowledge of hearing ability, as represented in audiograms, is essential for understanding how animals acoustically perceive their environment, predicting and counteracting the effects of anthropogenic noise, and managing wildlife. Audiogram data and relevant background information are currently only available embedded in the text of individual scientific publications in various unstandardized formats. This heterogeneity makes it hard to access, compare, and integrate audiograms. The Animal Audiogram Database (https://animalaudiograms.org) assembles published audiogram data, metadata about the corresponding experiments, and links to the original publications in a consistent format. The database content is the result of an extensive survey of the scientific literature and manual curation of the audiometric data found therein. As of November 1, 2021, the database contains 306 audiogram datasets from 34 animal species. The scope and format of the provided metadata and design of the database interface were established by active research community involvement. Options to compare audiograms and download datasets in structured formats are provided. With the focus currently on vertebrates and hearing in underwater environments, the database is drafted as a free and open resource for facilitating the review and correction of the contained data and collaborative extension with audiogram data from any taxonomic group and habitat. You can download the publication from: https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0009402 or send me an e-mail for a copy. The publication is part of our project “Hearing in penguins<https://www.deutsches-meeresmuseum.de/en/science-research/projects/current-projects/hearing-in-penguins>” and the database currently focusses mainly on marine species. At the moment it contains audiograms of porpoises, dolphins, seals, beaked whales, pilot whales, sea otters and many more, so we hope it will be of great interest to the marine mammal community. Kind regards, Michael -- Dr. Michael Dähne Kurator für Meeressäugetiere/ Curator of Marine Mammals Deutsches Meeresmuseum Museum für Meereskunde und Fischerei ∙ Aquarium Stiftung des bürgerlichen Rechts Katharinenberg 14 – 20 18439 Stralsund Tel.: +49 (0) 3831 26 50 310 Fax: +49 (0) 3831 26 50 309 Mail: michael.daehne@meeresmuseum.de<mailto:michael.daehne@meeresmuseum.de> Web: www.deutsches-meeresmuseum.de<http://www.deutsches-meeresmuseum.de/> Direktorium Prof. Dr. Burkard Baschek Andreas Tanschus Ust. ID Nr.: DE 162 772 269 Steuernr.: 082/126/00068 Hinweis zum Datenschutz: www.deutsches-meeresmuseum.de/datenschutz<http://www.deutsches-meeresmuseum.de/datenschutz> Postanschrift/Postal adress: Katharinenberg 14 - 20 18439 Stralsund Dienstsitz/Office: Deutsches Meeresmuseum Neu Badenstraße 4 18439 Stralsund -- Dr. Michael Dähne Kurator für Meeressäugetiere/ Curator of Marine Mammals Deutsches Meeresmuseum Museum für Meereskunde und Fischerei ∙ Aquarium Stiftung des bürgerlichen Rechts Katharinenberg 14 – 20 18439 Stralsund Tel.: +49 (0) 3831 26 50 310 Fax: +49 (0) 3831 26 50 309 Mail: michael.daehne@meeresmuseum.de<mailto:michael.daehne@meeresmuseum.de> Web: www.deutsches-meeresmuseum.de<http://www.deutsches-meeresmuseum.de/> Direktorium Prof. Dr. Burkard Baschek Andreas Tanschus Ust. ID Nr.: DE 162 772 269 Steuernr.: 082/126/00068 Hinweis zum Datenschutz: www.deutsches-meeresmuseum.de/datenschutz<http://www.deutsches-meeresmuseum.de/datenschutz> Postanschrift/Postal adress: Katharinenberg 14 - 20 18439 Stralsund Dienstsitz/Office: Deutsches Meeresmuseum Neu Badenstraße 4 18439 Stralsund