2006-12-27 23:48:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Yes...
2006-12-27 23:51:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, of course... and not only among their own species. Almost every animal has a complex system of vocal communication, usually with alarm calls, mating calls, calls to summon others to food or to call their young and many more we dont understand as of yet. Crows can even recognize the alarm calls of other birds and so can other animals. Lets look at dogs for example... a growl means many things but mostly it is a warning to others, a bark can mean "happy to see you", "danger", "excitement", or "frustration" etc. A howl can mean a dog is lonely or excited or happy. A whine can represent boredom, anxiety, or excitement. A yelp can mean "ouch" or show fear or surprise... different sounds are used by mother dogs to call their pups or scold them etc.. all sounds dogs make have meaning if you take the time to pay attention and interpret them. It is the same with other animals, if you watch and learn you can easily understand the meaning of the sounds they make. There isnt a creature on this planet that makes a sound that has no meaning... even insects make sounds for a reason. Humans are not the only animals that have a way of communicating with one another but like all creatures we each have our own unique way of doing it.
2006-12-28 16:20:47 · answer #2 · answered by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course it does -- otherwise, why would they do it?
Not only do their vocalizations have meaning, but it has been proven (surely by someone who got a grant) that ducks have accents, and ducks from the city sound different from farm ducks.
In other Vocalization News, if you have ever heard a bird talk, you were hearing them WHISTLE speech! They have no vocal cords. Now THAT is an impressive feat of vocalization!
2006-12-28 09:34:13 · answer #3 · answered by poorcocoboiboi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is their way of communicating. Each sound has a very specific meaning. Some are distress signals, some warnings and some just playfulness.
2006-12-28 07:56:37 · answer #4 · answered by barksabit 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
to other animals of the same spiecies who can understand what those seperate sounds mean? yes they do.
2006-12-28 23:17:21 · answer #5 · answered by comic book guy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ys they do..especially for members of the same species..
humans understand them if they are with animals most of the time
2006-12-28 07:56:18 · answer #6 · answered by shanthicharuvil 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋