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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 .
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]
"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: 0:45: 54. "Mating Call of the Green Toad (Bufo debilis insidior)" Anaxyrus debilis ...
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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The California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi), also known as the Beechey ground squirrel, [4] is a common and easily observed ground squirrel of the western United States and the Baja California Peninsula; it is common in Oregon and California and its range has relatively recently extended into Washington and northwestern Nevada.
Many animals communicate through vocalization. Vocal communication serves many purposes, including mating rituals, warning calls, conveying location of food sources, and social learning. In a number of species, males perform calls during mating rituals as a form of competition against other males and to signal to females.
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