A new study finds that horse whinnies are made of both a high and a low frequency, generated by different parts of the vocal tract. The two-tone sound may help horses convey more complex information.

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A horse's whinny is an unusually distinctive mix of sounds including both high and low frequencies, a new study in Current Biology shows.

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A "super rare" bird related to the robin has been spotted in Kent this month, with earlier sightings reported in January. One excited birdwatcher hailed the thrilling discovery as "a welcome mega to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The dunlin - a wading bird - is on the UK's red list of threatened species [Chris Gomersall] An endangered wading bird has been ...