Question

what do humans and animals used for sound reception

Answer 1

Sound reception. Sound reception, response of an organism's aural mechanism, the ear, to a specific form of energy change, or sound waves. ... Yet, under suitable conditions, all hearing animals can perceive sound waves transmitted by media other than the one in which they live; thus, humans can hear noise while underwater

Answer 2

all hearing animals can perceive sound waves transmitted by media other than one in which they live
when auditory mechanism comes in contact with a medium vibrating at a frequency and intensity with a range of aural sensitivity