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Marmots pass on their alarm calls to offspring, study finds

By: Daniel Blumstein
Date: March 19, 2013
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DPA CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT dpa special science Marmots pass on their alarm calls to offspring, study finds London Marmots pass on the distinctive sounds of their alarm calls to their offspring, according to a new scientific paper. US biologists said they had shown "conclusively for the first time t