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== Auditory Signals ==
== Auditory Signals ==
* In many species, sexual readiness is accompanied by some form of unique vocalization ('mating call').
** Cows increase bellowing during '''Oestrus'''.
** Sows display characteristic grunting associated with '''Oestrus'''.
** Queens often 'yeow' repeatedly to call the tom.
** Mares and Ewes are comparitively silent.
* Elevated vocalization alerts/signals to males that sexual readiness is imminent.
* Auditory stimulus is more useful in long-range stimulation than close discrimination.