Mastodon by charpix

Photography • Historical • posted on Dec 13, 2011

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I am Mastodon, hear me roar! These were monsters. I felt intimidated just looking at these bones. Nevada State Museum, Carson City, Nevada. P. S. I assume they could "roar."

Comments (14)

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kbrog

3:51PM | Tue, 13 December 2011

Superb POV and capture! :) I would imagine they would make the same sound as an elephant, but much louder! ;)

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jmb007

4:52PM | Tue, 13 December 2011

interessant

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Chipka

8:36PM | Tue, 13 December 2011

WOW! This rocks! Prehistoric bones are so fascinating, and the whole mastadon roar thing reminds me of research done with the bones of crested dinosaurs. Apparently, their extravagant head-gear served to amplify sounds. A bunch of researchers analyzed the bone crests and discovered that they are not only hollow, but also connected to the nasal cavity. Air forced into the crests and back out, seems to have created a distinct "flatulent pvc pipe" sort of sound. This has nothing to do with anything, but I thought it was a nice, useless tidbit to share. I think I made that association because of the mastadon-roar thing. I do suspect they might have sounded like contemporary elephants...somewhat. But then, knowing Nature and Nature's odd sense of humor, they probably squeaked. One never knows. Great shot and I love the POV.

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charpix

8:51PM | Tue, 13 December 2011

Chipka, I've studied archaeology, and know what you are talking about the sound in those dinosaurs. There is a lot we do not know, but then we always have Jurassic Park to help us with that. ;c)

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