Many aspects of animals that people find beautiful evolved to be attractive to the animals themselves. A new study hints at a common aspect of perception that dates back hundreds of millions of years.
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Mountain chickadees follow systematic grammarlike rules to share important information, stringing together syllables like words in a sentence.
By listening to a frog call, adult bats can tell which prey are palatable and which are poisonous. Young bats must acquire this ability over time.
The most common method used to study animal sounds visually has some known drawbacks. We created a new tool that reveals previously unseen details.
From insects to birds to bats to frogs, these little loudmouths have found ingenious ways to deliver their messages at high volume.
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Hippos are very vocal creatures. They display certain aggressive behaviour when strangers are in their territory.
Tracking wild animals can provide lots of valuable data. New research suggests audio recordings of wild wolves can replace the typical radio collars, which can be expensive and intrusive.
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Research Associate in Animal Behavior, The University of Texas at Austin; McGill University
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