Vocal variety in African penguins: Four basic vocalizations used for adult communication, two more for the young

Date:

July 30, 2014

Source:

PLOS

Summary:

Adult African penguins communicate using four different vocalizations and juveniles and chicks use two begging calls to request food.

Adult African penguins communicate using four different vocalizations and juveniles and chicks use two begging calls to request food, according to a study published July 30, 2014 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Livio Favaro and colleagues from University of Turin, Italy.

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