alarm call

"The real question is why do they give an alarm call?"

These are used in a number of contexts including as alarm calls.

However, there is also some evidence that alarm calls can increase individual fitness as well.

For me it was just the opposite, an alarm call stirring my blood.

If any move is made by the army in the tribal areas, the result could be an alarm call to Kabul.

"I was just getting up, when we had an alarm call for a fire and rescue party," he remembered.

Down again, and the wail of alarms calling her back to life.

They also produce alarm calls when threatened to alert others.

Then they heard the staccato alarm call from the northern wall.

There would be an advantage in giving an alarm call that is difficult to locate.

Up to five alarm calls per day can be set and there's a perpetual calendar as well.

Now he turned it on and heard its urgent alarm calling him to get his E-mail.

Monkeys are known to have specific alarm calls for different predators.

A high alarm call, generally uttered by females, is sometimes heard.

The message may indicate that a single fire alarm call point in a public area has been operated.

He will sound a distinctive alarm call if predators are nearby.

Squirrels will listen to alarm calls given by these two birds.

He then began shooting at individuals, continuing until the police arrived one hour after the first alarm call.

The young of many species take cover as soon as an alarm call is given.

They will also respond to alarm calls by others.

That is, when an alarm call was given a corresponding threat had to be presented in order to make the association.

Fire officials have said that more than 90 percent of the 300,000 alarms called in on the boxes each year prove to be false.

However, it is important that alarm calls have been requested from and agreed with the other person when we are in our right minds.

This is an alarm call and will alert any other deer in the vicinity.

They are even used as "watch birds", given their loud, piercing alarm call.