ANIMALS DECODED – RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE
The natural world’s a noisy place, but how and why animals make themselves heard is a complex field that scientists are only beginning to decode.
The natural world’s a noisy place, but how and why animals make themselves heard is a complex field that scientists are only beginning to decode.
We think of communication being loud and obvious; body language and vocalisations – animals doing everything they can to be seen and heard – but there is a whole other world of signals that is invisible to us. Animals use colours that we can’t see, and scents too subtle for us to even notice, and yet for their own kind, these cues speak volumes.
Deep in every jungle and desert, on the mountains and plains, animals are in constant conversation with each other – but they’re not using words. Whether their gestures are obvious even to humans, or buried deep within a blizzard of other movements, almost every creature on the planet uses body language to send signals and messages.