Western University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Western University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. Did you know that animal sounds can be crucial to ...

In the wise words of Jane Austen, “I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of ...

Back in 2014 Finnish voice artist and creative director Rudi Rok made a video showcasing his ability to rattle off 30 unique animal sounds. The brief video went massively viral—it has about 16.2 ...

‘The Sounds Of Life’ uncovers the world of little-known sounds that make up life on Earth. Read it with us this November. Plus, we’ll be hosting virtual and in-person events throughout the month! Keep ...

Since 1968, Bernie Krause, a seventy-six-year-old musician, writer, and self-described “soundscape ecologist,” has visited every continent, often carrying cumbersome and heavy equipment. His mission: ...

Analysis: The sounds of animals walking, chewing food and panting are almost always recorded by human Foley artists in a sound studio far away from the filming location Wildlife documentaries like the ...

From ribbits to roars, the animal kingdom is filled with weird and wonderful vocalizations – but why did they evolve? Turns out, among the vertebrates, sound production appeared between 100 and 200 ...

Can you differentiate the cry of an Antarctic Weddell seal from the song of an emperor penguin? How about the bellows of a howler monkey from a warthog’s rumbling roar? The animal kingdom is filled ...