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Certain words in the English language represent animal sounds: the noises and vocalizations of particular animals, especially noises used by animals for communication. The words can be used as verbs or interjections in addition to nouns , and many of them are also specifically onomatopoeic .
Squirrels also make an affectionate coo-purring sound that biologists call the "muk-muk" sound. This is used as a contact sound between a mother and her kits and in adulthood, by the male when he courts the female during mating season. [ 44 ]
"Mating Call of the Sonoran Desert Toad (Bufo alvarius)" Incilius alvarius: 0:39: 51. "Mating Call of the Gulf Coast Toad (Bufo valliceps)" Incilius valliceps: 0:48: 52. "Mating Call of the Arroyo Toad (Bufo microscaphus californicus)" Anaxyrus microscaphus: 0:41: 53. "Mating Call of the Red-Spotted Toad (Bufo punctatus)" Anaxyrus punctatus: 0: ...
Vocalizations that are made prior to copulation are named mating calls. They serve as a means to advertise sexual receptivity and are predominantly used by males to attract female mates. [10] In general, non-primates emit more calls before copulating, as exemplified by the croaks of male frogs [11] and the melodic tweeting of song sparrows. [12]
Frogs and toads produce a rich variety of sounds, calls, and songs during their courtship and mating rituals. The callers, usually males, make stereotyped sounds in order to advertise their location, their mating readiness and their willingness to defend their territory; listeners respond to the calls by return calling, by approach, and by going silent.
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Belding's ground squirrels are preyed on by various mammals (e.g., coyotes, badgers, and weasels) and birds (e.g., red-tailed and rough-legged hawks). Ground squirrels also perceive humans, livestock, and cars as threats. [19] Belding's ground squirrels respond to predators by giving two distinct types of alarm calls. [20]
The timing of Arizona gray squirrel mating correlates with the prime time for flowers, which are a high energy food source for the energetically expensive costs of mating. [4] Because mating is so energetically expensive, optimal reproduction timing is very important to ensure that offspring and parent will survive.