Amphibians use scream inaudible to humans for self-defense against predators, study suggests

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Apr 4, 2024, 2:19 pm125 pts
A study reported in the journal acta ethologica has recorded the use of ultrasound by amphibians for the first time in South America. It also describes the first documented case of the use of ultrasound for defense against predators, in a distress call of ear-piercing intensity to many animals, but inaudible to…

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