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DetlefK

(16,670 posts) Tue Jul 12, 2016, 03:46 AM Jul 2016

Dinosaurs didn't roar. They hummed. [View all]

http://gizmodo.com/dinosaurs-more-likely-cooed-than-roared-1783475658

Researchers from the University of Texas did a comprehensive review of the vocal organs of birds and the kinds of sounds they made. Then they matched those up with the vocal organs found in fossilized dinosaurs for a paper coming out next month in Evolution. The results, they say, suggest that many dinosaurs were far more likely to vocalize with a closed-mouth—perhaps, a disapproving “hmm” or a more pensive “umm”—than with a full-throated roar.

Now, if you think that a bird cannot sound threatening...

An for comparison an alligator:

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Dinosaurs didn't roar. They hummed. [View all] DetlefK Jul 2016 OP

"Raspberry Beret" by Prince, 1985 Night Watchman Jul 2016 #1

Dinah Moe Hum by Zappa. nt bananas Jul 2016 #7

Still deep, scary, and bestial. I remember recently not thinking about if dinosaurs roared and MillennialDem Jul 2016 #2

Imagine having the same tune stuck in your head ashling Jul 2016 #3

Hooray! Another silly myth dispelled Warpy Jul 2016 #4

There are some YouTube videos with an example theorized sound BumRushDaShow Jul 2016 #5

guess that was because they did not know the words dembotoz Jul 2016 #6

In horror movies, even the huge spiders sometimes roar. keithbvadu2 Jul 2016 #8

Only because they forgot the words benld74 Jul 2016 #9