Search This Blog

The Prattle of the Prairie Dog

© Scott Carr/National Geographic Stock
So it turns out that the cute little prairie dog actually has one of the most sophisticated forms of communication in the animal world. Of its calls that have so far been deciphered, the alarm, it seems that not only does its chirp communicate the species of predator, but it will tell the size, shape, and color (video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=y1kXCh496U0#!

No comments:

Post a Comment