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What It Sounds Like to Be a Whale
When the International Whaling Commission meets this week to discuss the future of whale hunting, aquatic noise pollution will be low on the agenda, if it’s discussed at all. But noise from humanity’s...
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Counting Elephants by Voice
By putting microphones in the jungle, researchers are better able to perform the surprisingly tricky task of counting elephants. Sure, pachyderm polling doesn’t seem difficult. They’re not exactly hard...
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Male Humpback Whales Sing Duets
QUEBEC CITY, Canada — Like a songbird calling another out, one male humpback whale may make another change his tune. Studying humpbacks with methods adapted from bird research has uncovered the first...
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Simple Toadfish Grunts May Contain Complex Information
The simple-sounding grunts and hoots of the toadfish contain surprisingly complex information. Sounds hidden within the toadfish calls may communicate everything from, “It’s me again, can we spawn?”...
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Animals’ Most Amazing Acoustic Feats
From deafening monkey howls to snapping crustacean claws, animals use powerful sounds to do everything from claim territory to stun prey. In this gallery, we have collected some of the best, and look...
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Orca Ears Inspire Ultimate Underwater Microphone
By Katie Scott, Wired UK The extraordinary auditory abilities of the orca have inspired researchers at Stanford University to create an undersea microphone that has a sensitivity range of 160 decibels...
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Bug’s Penis Makes Loudest Animal Sound
By Mark Brown, Wired UK This minuscule water boatman might be smaller than a drawing pin, but it’s also the loudest animal on the planet. Well, relative to its body size, at least. The male lesser...
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