From the Floor: Animal Sounds

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Thursday, September 15, 2005

Animal Sounds

A trained observer can pick up the sounds of the animal he studies from across great distances.

I'm currently 3800 miles away from the east coast of the United States, and I can clearly hear two common calls of the species homo artus: a critic's wail of frustration at being unable to find a mating partner and an alpha-male collector's chest-thumping display of dominance.

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