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Article: The Diversity of Animal Sounds.
- Article from:
- Children's Digest
- Article date:
- June 1, 2002
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This CD celebrates the diversity of animal sound. Animals use sound to attract and court mates, repel rivals, defend territories, announce food finds, coordinate group activities, warn others of predators, and tell predators that they have been detected.
An animal's anatomy affects the kinds of sounds produced. Terrestrial vertebrates such as frogs, birds, and mammals use their respiratory systems to create sounds. Terrestrial arthropods, including insects, do not pump sufficient volumes of air into and out of their bodies to vocalize, but instead rub parts of their hard exoskeletons ...