Re: [dinosaur] T. rex hunting cooperation

Thomas Richard Holtz <[email protected]>
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Possible? Sure.

But how would you possibly test that?

On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 10:56 AM Poekilopleuron <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Good day,
>
> recently I was reading an article about what sounds did T. rex produce (
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__dinosaurusblog.com_2019_09_26_chcete-2Dsi-2Dposlechnout-2Dtyranosaura_&d=DwIBaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=zStQ98SS_FxtxJH7Njh9Ec0f3UrLlJr6ch-2VvkOLZg&s=Y3ZNgOZA0WdCmxoarb4cyljU3s5Wq-qeEc6MggOXCCc&e= ).
> There is a hypothesis that it was producing a sinister, low-frequency
> rumbling, spreading out through the ground many kilometers.
>
> I would like to ask, what is the possibility of T. rex using these sounds
> for communication with other tyrannosaurs in its vicinity? Is it possible
> that some individuals could chase prey animals towards others and
> communicate in real time during this hunting strategy with low-frequency
> sounds? Thank you in advance! Tom
>


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