You are looking at one of the most important sensory shifts in mammal history: the rise of sensitive hearing. Modern mammals rely on a middle ear with an eardrum and tiny bones that detect faint ...
From whale songs to lion roars, animals have evolved to stretch their voices across distances so that friends—and sometimes foes—can hear them. Each sound is coded with messages like "Come here!" ...
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On discs: Library of Natural Socuds, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, in association with Conservation International. On cover of accompanying pamphlet: Sounds of ...