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:Whilst on a birding trip on Cape York Peninsula {October 98} a friend
:videotaped an incident which showed his discovery of a small hole {abt 3 or
:4cms wide)in a tree trunk from which a threatening growl would come if the
:trunk was scratched or the hole entrance touched with a small stick
:He found two of these holes from which this loud growl could be provoked,
:the first about 2m up the trunk of a small tree , the second nearby in a
:different tree about !/2m above ground level. The ominous and quite loud
:growls could be stimulated by movement close to the site of the hole in
:each case.
:The sound emitted is rather intimidating and normally would be expected
:from a creature too large for such small apertures..
:The actual site of is within rain forest on the Claudie River in Iron Range
:NP.
:
:Can anyone throw any light on the possible source of these strange sounds ?
:Not a birding question but one of those intriguing consequences of our
:interest.
:
:
how about the tree gecko Psuedothecadactylis australis? they can be found as
they growl when you walk past their tree hollow.
cheers
Anthony Mitchell
Dr Anthony Mitchell ph +61 2 6773 2344
Department of Chemistry fax +61 2 6773 3268
University of New England email:
Armidale NSW 2351
Australia
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