Some animals make the strangest, most unexpected sounds that will leave you speechless. From deep-sea creatures with eerie calls to land animals that sound like screaming humans, nature’s soundscape ...
Most people expect a dog to bark or a cat to meow. But nature doesn’t always follow the script. Across the animal kingdom, some creatures produce sounds that are so strange or human-like that they ...
Animals do all sorts of things to attract each other as potential mates. Many birds, for example, produce feathers with elaborate color patterns – from the iridescent plumage of many hummingbirds to ...
Stewart Copeland, acclaimed drummer for The Police, teamed up with naturalist Martyn Stewart for a pioneering album featuring hyenas, owls, wolves and frogs.
The world sounds very different when you listen like a scientist instead of a tourist. Hidden in ocean waves, forests, and ...
Thousands of marine species from microscopic zooplankton to the largest cetaceans rely on sound for survival and many have evolved unique oral and aural adaptations. Understanding them better could ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Logan S. James, The University of Texas at Austin; McGill University (THE CONVERSATION ...