The Secret Message Hidden Within Dog Growls!

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Title
The Secret Message Hidden Within Dog Growls!
Source
ZOOL 567, Fall 2021
Contributor
Infographic Template sourced from Piktochart.com, Clip Art Images sourced from Piktochart.com, Background Image: "Beautiful Husky Eyes" by kim.anh is licensed with CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
Creator
Asim, Abdul
Description
A detailed infographic designed to spark curiosity and encourage people to explore a super interesting, yet vastly understudied topic about vocalization behaviour in domestic dogs!
References
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Date
December 1st, 2021
Category
Communication