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New American Ritual: the 8pm Howl
New American Ritual:
the 8pm Howl

New American Ritual: the 8pm Howl

Those aren't canines spouting off

(Newser) - It starts with a few people letting loose with some tentative yelps. Then neighbors emerge from their homes and join, forming a roiling chorus of howls and screams that pierces the twilight to end another day’s monotonous forced isolation. From California to Colorado to Georgia and New York, Americans...

We Can Now Identify Each Wolf by Its Howl

New audio analysis should be big help in monitoring packs

(Newser) - Howling wolves may sound alike to us humans, but each howl is distinct—and researchers have for the first time developed a system to tell them apart and identify individuals, reports Nature World News . British scientists at Nottingham Trent University developed software that measures pitch and volume so precisely that...

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