alarm calls
Animal distress cries
Alarm calls are vocalizations animals make to warn others of danger.
Birds and mammals produce distinctive sounds when predators approach, alerting nearby individuals to flee or take defensive action.
The calls often vary by threat type—some species have different alarms for aerial versus ground predators.
The monkeys' alarm calls sent the troop scrambling into the trees.
- mobbingCollective harassment behavior
- meerkatSocial African mongoose relative
- warning signalNotice of impending hazard
- distress signalAlert requesting urgent aid
- prairie dogColonial burrowing grassland rodent
pack behavior · mimicry · vocalization · frequency modulation · sentinel · parental care · group cohesion · threat detection · public safety announcement · scatter · flight response · avian · ornithology · flee · squawk · vigilance · early warning · cry
- animal behavioranimal behavior, instincts, learned behavior, conditioning, social behavior
- animal behaviorsswimming, running, walking, jumping, flying
- animal signalsbody language, bird songs, tail wagging, mating calls, whale song
- bird behaviorsflying, soaring, perching, nesting, migrating
- protectivenessguarding, shielding, sheltering, defender, protector
- environmental signalstemperature, light, sound, smell, weather
alarm callsmating calls
Animal courtship vocalizations
mating songs · courtship songs · courtship calls · courtship displays · birdsong