Male Fallow Deer Calling (IMAGE)

Queen Mary University of London

Male Fallow Deer Calling

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Male fallow deer can call for a mate more than 3000 times per hour during the rut (peak of the mating season), and their efforts in calling, fighting and mating can leave them sounding hoarse. Researchers for Queen Mary University of London have found male fallow deer are sensitive to changes in the groans that rivals make during mating season when competing for the attention of female deer and can assess the level of threat other males pose simply from vocal cues.

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