Username: SkySmoke
Equid's Name: Jigsaw
Age: 4
Height: 14.3 hh
Gender: Stallion
Fact: Okapis have a secret language. They use coughs, bleats, and whistles quite often, but they also use other calls with very low frequencies. These calls are so low, in fact, that humans cannot hear them at all! It’s only when looking at recordings via specialized computer software that these calls become visible.
One explanation is that these calls have evolved for communication between Mom and her baby while she’s out foraging. In this situation, Mom can “check in” with her offspring without alerting potential predators of the fact that her baby is vulnerable. Predators remain unaware of these "check ins" as, like humans, they cannot hear sounds so low in pitch.
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