Penguins Vocalise Under Water When Hunting - South African Study
The Marine Apex Predator Research Unit team at Nelson Mandela University has found the first evidence that penguins emit sounds underwater when they hunt. The discovery was made using small video loggers, with built-in microphones, that were attached on the backs of three species of penguins: the King penguin, the Gentoo penguin and the Macaroni penguin.
Penguins, like all seabirds, are known to be highly vocal on land where they come to breed. They use these vocalisations to help them recognise their mate and kin. Read more »
Video recorded from a camera attached to the back of a King penguin. It recorded the behaviour of the penguin when foraging at sea. The video shows a ... see more »
The research team collected 30,171 dive records from 74 penguins, and used a technique called hydro-acoustic survey to measure sounds in water as the penguins chased their favoured ... Read more »
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