Mary Bates, PhD

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New on Weird & Wild: Good Vibrations

Kangaroo rat, U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceAlthough we can’t always perceive them, vibrations provide a critical way of communicating for many animal species. Scientists think vibrational communication is an ancient sensory mode—one that is still widely used throughout the animal kingdom. Animals from tiny insects to jumbo-size elephants talk to each other using vibrations for many different purposes, from mating and hunting to solving territorial disputes and warning predators away.Read on for 7 animals that communicate through vibration.