Also: elephant rumbles, low-frequency calls
Some animals communicate with very low-pitched sounds that travel long distances.
Values as stated in the cited paper's abstract.
| Property | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Playback distances with responses | 1.2 and 2.0 km | Langbauer 1991 |
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Langbauer and colleagues played low-frequency elephant calls to wild African elephants 1.2 and 2.0 km away, and the elephants responded at both distances.
As reported in: Langbauer, Payne, Charif et al. (1991). African Elephants Respond to Distant Playbacks of Low-Frequency Conspecific Calls. Journal of Experimental Biology. doi:10.1242/jeb.157.1.35
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