animal communication

the transfer of information from one or a group of animals (sender or senders) to one or more other animals (receiver or receivers) that affects the current or future behaviour of the receivers
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animal communication

Summary

animal communication ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,228 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • animal communication is a type of biocommunication[2].
  • animal communication is a type of animal behavior[3].
  • animal communication's Commons category is recorded as Animal communication[4].
  • animal communication's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Animal communication[5].
  • animal communication's described at URL is recorded as https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/98611-wild-talk/[6].
  • animal communication's described by source is recorded as Scent marking in mammals[7].
  • animal communication's topic has template is recorded as Template:Animal communication[8].
  • animal communication's uses is recorded as animal vocalization[9].
  • animal communication's studied by is recorded as signalling theory[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include biocommunication[2] and animal behavior[3].

Why It Matters

animal communication ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,228 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Uses
    Uses animal vocalization
    Topic has template Template:Animal communication
    Subclass of
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007294055505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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