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Rattlesnakes fool us with auditory illusion.

Authors :
CLL
Source :
New Scientist. 8/28/2021, Vol. 251 Issue 3349, p21-21. 1p.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

The article discusses a study by Boris Chagnaud at the University of Graz in Austria and a team at the Technical University of Munich in Germany which found that the rattlesnake's rattling frequency would gradually speed up to about 40 rattles per second, then increase to an unchanging, high-frequency rattle.

Subjects

Subjects :
*RATTLESNAKES
SNAKE behavior

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02624079
Volume :
251
Issue :
3349
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New Scientist
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
152226136
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0262-4079(21)01505-0