Scientists know how difficult a task it would be for a Dr. Doolittle to truly talk with the animals, for each animal has its unique and often sophisticated method of communication. Crocodiles make ...

Can you differentiate the cry of an Antarctic Weddell seal from the song of an emperor penguin? How about the bellows of a howler monkey from a warthog’s rumbling roar? The animal kingdom is filled ...

This may come as a surprise to you, but animals don’t make the same sounds everywhere. Cats go “meow,’’ right? Nope. In Japan, they go “nyan.’’ Pigs in Russia don’t “oink;’’ they “hrgu-hrgu.’’ Prof.

Laura Moss is a journalist with more than 15 years of experience writing about science, nature, culture, and the environment. Squirrels, common birds, and the occasional raccoon or opossum are about ...

ANTIBES, France -- In what they call a world first, researchers in Europe say they've taught an orca whale to successfully imitate a variety of sounds, including calls made by other animal species and ...

Sperm whales, denizens of the deep ocean, rely on sound for survival in their extreme environment. They produce the loudest biological sounds on Earth, reaching up to 236 decibels underwater. These ...

Damien Pollard does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Western University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Western University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. Did you know that animal sounds can be crucial to ...

As human-caused sound gets louder around the world, some animals change their behavior and many creatures suffer health ...

Scientists are using new technology to help endangered animals by listening to their sounds. Scientists are using new technology to help endangered animals by listening to their sounds. The research, ...

ANTIBES, France -- In what they call a world first, researchers in Europe say they've taught an orca whale to successfully imitate a variety of sounds, including calls made by other animal species and ...