Digital Bioacoustics

A documentary, now playing on PBS, tells the fascinating story of a man who said he had a life-changing experience when he encountered a sperm whale while diving off the coast of Dominica. “Patrick and the Whale” follows Patrick Dykstra...

This is the story of Whale 52. The World's Loneliest Whale

Bumblebees have been shown to possess a previously unseen level of cognitive sophistication in a new study that required them to learn complex tasks through social interaction.

Electric fish employ a unique form of collective sensing, reshaping our understanding of animal communication.

Vibroacoustic signalling is one of the dominant strategies of animal communication, especially in small invertebrates. Among insects, the order Hemiptera displays a staggering diversity of vibroacoustic organs and is renowned for possessing biomechanically complex elastic recoil devices such as tymb...

A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) has examined what happens to birds that are accustomed to living around humans, when their habitat is suddenly emptied of the presence of humans. Among other birds, the researchers tested crows, ringneck parakeets (also known as rose-ringed parakeets) and g...

Filmed over four years in 20 countries on all seven continents, it’s a world-class tour: Australia’s rainforest, Africa’s Savannah, Antarctica, the Namibian Dunes.

Meet Cache, a beautiful and brilliant Golden Retriever who lives in California with his human, who has been using AIC (augmentative interspecies communication) tools—in the form of electronic talking buttons—to teach…

<p>Dung beetles share the load when it comes to showing their affection for each-other, when transporting a &ldquo;brood ball&rdquo;.</p>

At the beginning of 2016, three men who were passionate about cars got together and, as usual, wrote out a plan and diagram of the future electronic exhaust system on a napkin. Having combined their knowledge from working in the auto industry and engineering, they realized WHAT was missing from mode...

A study suggests that humans often misinterpret a pet’s signals; even purring doesn’t guarantee a contented cat.

Humpback whale singing dominates the marine soundscape during winter months off Maui. However, despite decades of research, many questions regarding humpback whale behavior and song remain unanswered. New research has revealed a daily pattern wherein whales move their singing away from shore through...

Scientists discover how Danionella cerebrum, measuring width of adult human fingernail, can create noises exceeding 140 decibels

<p>Striped marlin are some of the fastest animals on the planet and one of the ocean&rsquo;s top predators. When hunting in groups, individual marlin will take turns attacking schools of prey fish one at a time. Now a new study reported in the journal <em>Current Biology </em>on February 5&nbsp;help...

Sir David Attenborough makes a welcome return to our screens this evening with "Secret World of Sound" on Sky Nature

<p><strong>Bats live in a world of sounds. They use vocalizations both to communicate with their conspecifics and for navigation. For the latter, they emit sounds in the ultrasonic range, which echo and enable them to create an &ldquo;image&rdquo; of their surroundings. Neuroscientists at Goethe Uni...

A subset of exceptional pooches can identify by name more than 100 different objects, mostly toys

The iconic baleen whales, such as the blue, gray and humpback whale, depend on sound for communication in the vast marine environment where they live. Now researchers have for the first time found that baleen whales evolved novel structures in their larynx to make their vast array of underwater song...

Inspired by Dr. Jane Goodall and the Templeton Prize, the research initiative will support three National Geographic Explorers as they seek to uncover critical insights into animal behavior

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Un estudio de ciencia ciudadana de la NASA bautizado como Eclipse Soundscapes quiere recopilar tus observaciones multisensoriales. Te contamos para qué.

A laser-assisted see-through technology is developed to locate sound sources inside a structure and to analyze the interior sound field. Six lasers were employed to measure simultaneously the normal velocities on the exterior surface. These input data were used to locate sound sources inside a solid...

The New York Bight is an important year-round habitat for endangered fin whales, according to new research examining fin whale song patterns.

Males in some species signal to females using traits that mimic nonsexual cues, but how females evolve in response to being manipulated remains poorly understoo

Primates have varied vocal repertoires to communicate with conspecifics and sometimes other species. The larynx has a central role in vocal source generation, where a pair of vocal folds vibrates to modify the air flow. Here, we show that Madagascan lemurs have a unique additional pair of folds in t...

In freezing Antarctic waters, amid bobbing chunks of floating ice, the hums, pitches and echoes of life in the deep are helping scientists understand the behavior and movements of marine mammals.

Babies playfully tease others as young as eight months of age. Since language is not required for this behavior, similar kinds of playful teasing might be present in non-human animals.

Over the last 40–50 years, ethology has become increasingly quantitative and computational. However, when analysing animal behavioural sequences, researchers often need help finding an adequate model to assess certain characteristics of these sequences while using a relatively small number of parame...

In the intricate realm of animal communication, vocal signals play a vital role in maintaining bonds and coordinating group activities. Through detailed analysis of low-frequency rumble vocalizations of wild male African elephants, we demonstrate how these calls are employed in a coordinated manner....

Anthrophony is an important determinant of habitat quality in the Anthropocene. Acoustic adaptation of birds at lower levels of anthrophony is known. However, threshold anthrophony, beyond which biophony starts decreasing, is less explored. Here, we present empirical results of the relationship betw...

Male moths use a blend of pheromones, including the newly discovered aphrodisiac methyl salicylate, to attract mates, a strategy that underscores the complexity of insect communication and mating behaviors. North Carolina State University researchers have identified the specific blend of pheromon