Foxes might be relatively small animals, but they make very big noise — screaming, yelping and barking to warn off predators or other foxes that might be encroaching on their territory. They also do a lot of vocalizing when they’re searching for mates. The unique scratchy sound that a fox makes deep in its throat is called a gekker. It’s a hard sound to describe — and even harder to listen to. Guaranteed, if you hear foxes gekkering at night, you won’t forget it.
“The Fox and the Grapes” and “The Ant and the Grasshopper” are fables attributed to what ancient Greek?
A) Aeschylus
B) Aesop
C) Archimedes
D) Aristotle
Previous answer: In an opera by Gioachino Rossini, the title character, Figaro, is “The Barber of Seville.”
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