Agonistic sounds of cheetah
Name: Low Jing Yong A0072155L Group 11 The animal that I will be discussing is Acinonyx jubatus, which is also commonly known as cheetah. Cheetah is one of the more vocal felids and actually made different type of…
The Moth Whisperer
Did you know that bats, Chiroptera, do not originally have to ability to echolocate when hunting? Echolocation is an ability possessed by the bat to “send out sound waves and listen for echoes bouncing off objects, including prey.” (Handwerk, 2008)….
Let’s hear what man’s best friend has got to say!
We talk to it when we are lonely. We vent our anger on it. However, we never comprehend its reply. Studies have shown that a dog (referring to domestic dogs in this case), Canis lupus familiaris, has different vocalizations that…
Battle of the NECKS
Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) are the world’s tallest animals standing at a towering height of 5-6 meters (National Geographic, 2013). And it is without a doubt that their most distinctive feature is their long slender necks (1.5-2 meters). But…
Zip up your pants in the Amazon River!
Parasitic behavior of the Candirú towards humans Throughout the Amazon valley for more than a hundred years, tales has been told of a fish that has the uncanny behaviour of penetrating the urethra of men and women bathers. Local fishermen…
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