All articles tagged with #whistle
A study in Current Biology finds that the horse’s whinny is a two-tone sound: a low-pitched element from air vibrating in the voice box and a separate high-pitched whistle produced just above it. Using endoscopic imaging and dissections, researchers showed horses are the first large mammals known to whistle via their voice box while singing, a feature that may help convey multiple emotions in social interactions.
A new study shows the horse’s neigh is a two-tone sound: a low-pitched voice-box vibration paired with a high-pitched whistle that escapes through a tiny opening. Researchers filmed inside horses’ noses and analyzed dead horses’ laryngeal tissues to confirm the dual mechanism, making horses the first known large mammals to whistle while they vocalize. The two frequencies may help convey multiple emotions or messages during social interactions.
Whistles have become a practical and symbolic tool for anti-ICE protest, used to warn communities of ICE activity and coordinate actions across cities, while conservatives decry the tactic as dangerous or disruptive; activists and public figures have embraced the whistle as a visible signal of resistance.