{"id":218070,"date":"2022-03-01T23:05:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T21:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/when-a-hippo-honks-heres-what-it-could-mean-to-another-hippo-at-least\/"},"modified":"2022-03-01T23:05:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T21:05:20","slug":"when-a-hippo-honks-heres-what-it-could-mean-to-another-hippo-at-least","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/when-a-hippo-honks-heres-what-it-could-mean-to-another-hippo-at-least\/","title":{"rendered":"When a hippo honks, here’s what it could mean \u2013 to another hippo at least"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hippos are very vocal animals, exchanging signals like the \u201cwheeze honk\u201d. But not much is known about what these sounds mean. Two researchers found themselves thinking about this in Mozambique \u2013 where they were initially studying crocodiles. <\/p>\n

Hippos are quite territorial and aggressive \u2013 and fast-moving. So the researchers kept a fair distance away as they conducted their experiment<\/a>. They recorded hippo noises and played them back to the animals, watching to see how the hippos behaved. If the call came from an unknown hippo in a different social group, the response appeared to be aggressive. If the call was one they recognised, they were less inclined to be aggressive. <\/p>\n

One way hippos show aggression is to spray dung.<\/p>\n

The meaning of hippo sounds is useful to know for conservation efforts. Hippos and humans sometimes come into conflict and need to be moved for their own survival. Before relocating them, conservation managers could play them the sounds of the hippos they will be meeting in their new location, to familiarise them.<\/p>\n

In this episode of Pasha, Nicolas Mathevon, professor in animal behaviour and bioacoustics at the University of Saint-Etienne, and Paulo Fonseca, professor in acoustic communication at the University of Lisbon, take us through their experiences of listening to hippos in Mozambique.<\/p>\n

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Photo<\/strong>
\n\u201cSpecie Hippopotamus amphibius family of Hippopotamidae.\u201d by PACO COMO, found on Shutterstock<\/a> <\/p>\n

Music<\/strong>
\n\u201cHappy African Village\u201d by John Bartmann, found on FreeMusicArchive.org<\/a> licensed under CC0 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfrican Moon\u201d by John Bartmann, found on FreeMusicArchive.org<\/a> licensed under CC0 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The researchers would like to thank the Maputo special reserve for allowing them to do the research on the property.<\/em><\/p>\n

Source: The Conversation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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