Birds understand many sounds around them, from mates to alarms, and this hidden skill may hint at how human language first ...

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Sweet talk won’t get you far if you want to scare off a seagull trying to snatch your food. Try shouting. Researchers set out ...

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Forget the myth of silent snakes! These reptiles possess a surprising vocal range, from intimidating hisses and rattles to ...

Volunteers have found new pairs of powerful owls in South Australia's south-east, where the species is rarely seen. The owls' calls were recorded as part of an acoustic monitoring project across the ...

The relationship between sounds in words and their meaning is thought to be mostly arbitrary. Some linguists and behavioural ecologists, however, argue that the instinctive vocal responses that humans ...

William Feeney receives funding from the Spanish National Research Council. He has previously received funding from the Queensland Government, Hermon Slade Foundation, Seaworld Research and Rescue ...