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I'm watching this Discovery channel show about dinosaurs and all of them are growling and squeeking and honking and barking and they are being called reptiles. Aren't reptiles pretty quiet for the most part?
Reptiles, some of them, can hiss, but that's about it. The ones around here get your attention by banging pots and pans together.tribdog said:I'm watching this Discovery channel show about dinosaurs and all of them are growling and squeeking and honking and barking and they are being called reptiles. Aren't reptiles pretty quiet for the most part?
I think dinosaurs are closer to amphbians then reptilestribdog said:I'm watching this Discovery channel show about dinosaurs and all of them are growling and squeeking and honking and barking and they are being called reptiles. Aren't reptiles pretty quiet for the most part?
The show wasn't about dinosaurs but the proto-reptiles that preceeded and evolved into dinosaurs (and also later reptiles, I'm sure).rachmaninoff said:I thought dinosaurs weren't reptiles? Or maybe I'm talking nonsense? I really need a nap.
tribdog said:I'm watching this Discovery channel show about dinosaurs and all of them are growling and squeeking and honking and barking and they are being called reptiles. Aren't reptiles pretty quiet for the most part?
Mk said:Like if all the space scenes in Star Wars were silent.
don't know the words?arildno said:Crocodiles hum.
Some have kazoos.tribdog said:don't know the words?
No Harmonicas? Oh right... lips...Evo said:Some have kazoos.
Yes the crocodilians as a group are rather http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/brittoncrocs/images/!amis4b.wav" .arildno said:Crocodiles hum.
zoobyshoe said:After that show the Discovery Channel switched the subject to early man.
That's what really bothered me. It was clearly speculation, but they presented it as fact, as if someone had scientifically determined all the scenarios were what actually happened. I was also bothered by the fact they didn't ever seem to distinguish between archaic homo sapiens and sapiens sapiens. It gave the false impression that modern man goes much farther back than he does.SpaceTiger said:I think I was watching those same two shows. The first one was pretty interesting, but I have to agree, the second one seemed pretty ridiculous. I find it hard to imagine that their ramblings about beauty, spirituality, and art were anything more than anthropocentric speculation.
No, you've got to be kidding. I am so glad I missed that, I stopped watching the dinosaur show because the poor things were being killed.tribdog said:They claimed that humans did not have religion until a girl who was sick groaned at the same time an animal died. Thus making them think some sort of reincarnation took place.
It was actually worse than tribdog described. A mother and daughter were struck by lightning. The mother was killed and the daughter knocked unconscious. Nearby was some sort of eland sort of animal. Since it was just sort of standing there, some of the men speared it. Just as it dies the little girl came to. One idiot, the first shaman, apparently, decided that the life that had left the animal had gone into the girl and restored her. He skinned the animal and laid the skin on the mother, hoping to restore her as well, but it didn't work. Still though, the practise of trying to control the forces of nature through magic had begun.Evo said:No, you've got to be kidding. I am so glad I missed that, I stopped watching the dinosaur show because the poor things were being killed.
Arrrggghhhh! :yuck: That's why I don't watch that stuff. :grumpy:zoobyshoe said:It was actually worse than tribdog described. A mother and daughter were struck by lightning. The mother was killed and the daughter knocked unconscious. Nearby was some sort of eland sort of animal. Since it was just sort of standing there, some of the men speared it. Just as it dies the little girl came to. One idiot, the first shaman, apparently, decided that the life that had left the animal had gone into the girl and restored her. He skinned the animal and laid the skin on the mother, hoping to restore her as well, but it didn't work. Still though, the practise of trying to control the forces of nature through magic had begun.
The main trouble was that instead of saying "Here's the sort of coincidence that might have given people the idea of spirits/magic, they just presented the whole thing as if it'd been recorded as fact on a stone carving, or something.
They asserted without qualification that the Neanderthals had lost to the Cro-Magnons in competition for food and shelter, and had thus died out, when that is just one train of speculation on the matter. It's pretty absurd to say we know anything about Neanderthals. They've only found the remains of 80 individuals and those span something like 130,000 years.
"Dinosaur Watching: Reptiles Making Unusual Noises" is a scientific study that explores the vocalizations of dinosaurs and other reptiles. The research focuses on unusual noises that these animals may have made and what those noises could have meant.
The scientists analyzed fossil evidence and studied the anatomy of modern-day reptiles to make educated guesses about the vocal capabilities of dinosaurs. They also used computer simulations and acoustic analysis to recreate and study the potential sounds that dinosaurs could have made.
The researchers found that dinosaurs likely had a wide range of vocalizations, including low-frequency calls and high-pitched sounds. They also discovered that some dinosaurs may have used their vocalizations for communication, while others may have used them for defense or other purposes.
While there is no way to know for sure, the researchers believe that dinosaur vocalizations were likely similar to those of modern-day reptiles. However, due to differences in anatomy and evolution, there may have been some unique vocalizations specific to dinosaurs.
Studying dinosaur vocalizations can provide valuable insight into the behavior and communication of these ancient animals. It can also help us better understand the evolution of vocalization in reptiles and other animals. Additionally, this research can help us recreate and understand the sounds of prehistoric environments.