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Citizen scientists listened to pairs of mating sounds from 16 different species, including male zebra finches, and selected ...

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Wild eastern turkeys are known for strutting and their trademark gobbling sound to attract females during mating season.

Photograph of three male zebra finches (Taeniopygia castanotis), whose mating calls were used as part of the study. Credit: Raina Fan. The bright colors of butterfly wings, the sweet aromas of flowers ...