#gharials — Public Fediverse posts

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐊💥 Researchers have found vocal #communication across all four surviving reptile lineages, challenging the old idea that #reptiles are mostly silent.

For example, male #gharials make #underwater popping #sounds that seem to signal identity, #turtle hatchlings chirp from inside #eggs to coordinate hatching, and some #lizards use distress calls that change with urgency.

👉 https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2026/the-surprising-sounds-made-by-reptiles

#crocodile #gecko #sounds #animals #science #nature #wildlife #biology #zoology #birds #mammals #discovery