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WTF Fun Fact – Vociferous Naked Mole Rats

February 8, 2021

Naked mole rats have an impressive vocal catalog of 17 unique sounds. Each colony of naked mole rats speaks its own unique dialect of chirps, a social feature that appears to be mediated by the colony’s queen and learned during adolescence. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: Naked Mole Rat Colonies Have Their Own Unique Dialects | The Scientist Magazine® (the-scientist.com)

WTF Fun Fact – Woo By Diving

August 11, 2020

Male hummingbirds often woo females by climbing to between 5 and 40 meters before diving past perched females. They pull up at the last minute and spread their tail feathers which produces a loud chirpy song as the feathers vibrate from the air rushing past them. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2011/09/08/hummingbirds-dive-to-sing-with-their-tails