How to Speak Chipmunk And no not like that, stay with me Chipmunk calls are tailored to the threat, so learning the differences and clue us into where to look when we hear their alarm For a predator in the air, they make a low frequency chucking call For a predator on the ground, they make a high frequency chipping call And when the threat is close enough that they need to run away, they give a trill call These calls are part of the alarm system of the forest that many creatures can tap into Hav

Scientists recorded the sounds chipmunks make to learn about their communication patterns. Watch a behavioral ecologist use her super sensitive microphones to learn to speak chipmunk: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/videos/you-wanna-be-a-what/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_twkids20151215kids-chipmunkrecorder&utm_campaign=Content/#chipmunk_recorder.mp4 | National Geographic Kids