The Voices of Nature: How and Why Animals Communicate Mathevon Nicolas
The Voices of Nature: How and Why Animals Communicate Mathevon Nicolas Songs, barks, roars, hoots, squeals, and growls: exploring the mysteries of how animals communicate by soundWhat is the meaning…
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The Voices of Nature: How and Why Animals Communicate Mathevon Nicolas
Songs, barks, roars, hoots, squeals, and growls: exploring the mysteries of how animals communicate by soundWhat is the meaning of a bird's song, a baboon's bark, an owl's hoot, or a dolphin's clicks? Putting readers in the middle of animal soundscapes that range from the steamy heat of the Amazon jungle to the icy terrain of the Arctic, Mathevon reveals the amazing variety of animal vocalizations. In The Voices of Nature, Nicolas Mathevon explores the mysteries of animal sound.
What may seem like random chirps, squawks, and cries are actually signals that, like our human words, allow animals to carry on conversations with others.Mathevon explains how the science of bioacoustics works to decipher the ways animals He describes how animals use sound to express emotion, to choose a mate, to trick others, to mark their territory, to call for help, and much more.