A horse's neigh may be unique in the animal kingdom. Now scientists know how they do it
NEW YORK (AP) — Horses whinny to find new friends, greet old ones and celebrate happy moments like feeding time. How exactly horses produce that distinctive sound — also called a neigh — has long eluded scientists. The whinny is an unusual combination of both high and low pitched sounds, like a cross between a grunt and a squeal — that come out at the same time. The low-pitched part wasn't much of a mystery. It comes from air passing over bands of tissue in the voice box that make when...
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