Songs, barks, roars, hoots, squeals, and growls: exploring the
mysteries of how animals communicate by sound What is the meaning
of a bird’s song, a baboon’s bark, an owl’s hoot, or a
dolphin’s clicks? In The Voices of Nature, Nicolas Mathevon
explores the mysteries of animal sound. Putting readers in the
middle of animal soundscapes that range from the steamy heat of the
Amazon jungle to the icy terrain of the Arctic, Mathevon reveals
the amazing variety of animal vocalizations. He describes how
animals use sound to express emotion, to choose a mate, to trick
others, to mark their territory, to call for help, and much more.
What may seem like random chirps, squawks, and cries are actually
signals that, like our human words, allow animals to carry on
conversations with others. Mathevon explains how the science of
bioacoustics works to decipher the ways animals make and hear
sounds, what information is encoded in these sound signals, and
what this information is used for in daily life. Drawing on these
findings as well as observations in the wild, Mathevon describes,
among many other things, how animals communicate with their
offspring, how they exchange information despite ambient noise, how
sound travels underwater, how birds and mammals learn to vocalize,
and even how animals express emotion though sound. Finally,
Mathevon asks if these vocalizations, complex and expressive as
they are, amount to language. For readers who have wondered about
the meaning behind a robin’s song or cicadas’ relentless
“tchik-tchik-tchik,” this book offers a listening guide for the
endlessly varied concert of nature.
General
| Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
June 2023 |
| Firstpublished: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Nicolas Mathevon
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| Foreword by: |
Bernard L Krause
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| Dimensions: |
235 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
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| Pages: |
392 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-23675-9 |
| Categories: |
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| LSN: |
0-691-23675-5 |
| Barcode: |
9780691236759 |
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