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Bellow (sound)

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Bellow /ˈbel.oʊ/ () is a type of animal vocalization common amongst bulls and other large animals such as rhinoceros, bison, yak, and red deer. It's a form of roaring and reverberating sound.[1][2][3] Also, the bull snake bellows and hisses as its defensive sounds, It bellows at first in a short period high amplitude, followed by a longer period of low amplitude before it maintains a constant sound.[4]

Bugles are also a form of vocalization in cattle, except that it is of high frequency while bellows are of low frequency measured in Hertz (Hz). The frequency of bellows and bugles depends on factors such as gender, species of cattle, and environment, with many anatomical patterns in the vocal production of the sounds.[1][5]

In cows

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Another sound a cow makes is mooing, and they do so to show anger, find other herds, and find their mates. Bulls also bellow to show contentment.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ilya, Volodin (2017). "Bull bellows and bugles: a remarkable convergence of low and high-frequency vocalizations between male domestic cattle Bos taurus and the rutting calls of Siberian and North American wapiti". Bioacoustics. 26 (3): 271–284. Bibcode:2017Bioac..26..271V. doi:10.1080/09524622.2016.1275805. S2CID 13877123.
  2. ^ Arthur.M (2022-09-21). "What animal bellows? - Science-Culture". Sciences-Culture. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
  3. ^ "Scientists investigate deer that sounds just like a Nazgûl". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
  4. ^ Young, B. A.; Sheft, S.; Yost, W. (1995-12-15). "Sound production in Pituophis melanoleucus (Serpentes: Colubridae) with the first description of a vocal cord in snakes". The Journal of Experimental Zoology. 273 (6): 472–481. doi:10.1002/jez.1402730604. ISSN 0022-104X. PMID 8568501.
  5. ^ Green, Alexandra (2019). "Vocal individuality of Holstein-Friesian cattle is maintained across putatively positive and negative farming contexts". Scientific Reports. 9 (1): 18468. Bibcode:2019NatSR...918468G. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-54968-4. PMC 6895157. PMID 31804583.
  6. ^ "What are cows communicating when they moo?". BBC Science Focus Magazine. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
  7. ^ Magazine, Smithsonian; Katz, Brigit. "Cows Communicate With Unique Moos". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2023-02-14.