Communication from human to Yowie
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 8:44 pm
Well, folks, I've just spent the last two days reading every thread on the Yowie Discussion Board, and as a result have come up with a couple of questions. As they are all quite different, I'll most likely post them as separate threads, hope nobody minds.
First question to you all:
There have been plenty of mentions of the Yowies growling, howling, grunting and so on, seemingly directed specifically to those humans present at the time of the contact, whether the humans could see them or not.
How, if at all, have those of you who have come face to face with or responded to one in your immediate vicinity (be they Yowie or Little Hairy Men) after their vocalisations, besides soiling your linens and breaking the current land-speed record to get the heck out of there?
In short: have any of you spoken to, sung to, hummed to, or otherwise communicated via sound with a Yowie or LHM, and how did they respond? Have you heard of anyone trying this to appease an aggravated Yowie?
I'm not trying to sound all new-age and that, but I'm sure there are some of you out there who may have had the presence of mind to respond in some vocal form (other than wheezing "OMG! WTF!"), and I wondered if there was any reaction from the creatures.
For example, say you were to hear a growling Yowie in the scrub somewhere near you, and felt secure enough to respond with something other than a human voice - would this make the growling cease? Did you think the Yowie might find other forms of vocalisation less threatening than a voice?
I'm aware that whistling at a Yowie seems to really get some of them worked up (see Dean's encounter at Daisy Hill), and theorise that whistling might be one of the aggression signals for Yowies. High pitched tones tend to carry long distances, and I've read about some Canary Islanders still using a Whistle Language designed to make communication over long distances possible.
Are there any softer sounds that may have had a placating effect if uttered to a Yowie?
Has anyone ever made any bird or animal calls that have drawn in a Yowie to the area? These could potentially include the 'duck call' or wounded rabbit whistle, but might not necessarily imply "Come and get it, dinner is about to be served!".
I really don't expect to get too many responses to this question, as I'm sure most folks who have been in a close contact situation, be it a face to face or visible sighting or otherwise, would have more than enough thoughts going through their mind at the time without thinking of singing a happy little tune to the agitated Yowie in question.
Obviously Yowies communicate, but though I'm sure a lot of it is non-verbal, they have been recorded as making a range of sounds. I just wondered if there was a sound/s that could potentially reduce the agression of a confrontation, it might be damn handy to know about it!
Over to you, team.
Kind regards,
Shazz
First question to you all:
There have been plenty of mentions of the Yowies growling, howling, grunting and so on, seemingly directed specifically to those humans present at the time of the contact, whether the humans could see them or not.
How, if at all, have those of you who have come face to face with or responded to one in your immediate vicinity (be they Yowie or Little Hairy Men) after their vocalisations, besides soiling your linens and breaking the current land-speed record to get the heck out of there?
In short: have any of you spoken to, sung to, hummed to, or otherwise communicated via sound with a Yowie or LHM, and how did they respond? Have you heard of anyone trying this to appease an aggravated Yowie?
I'm not trying to sound all new-age and that, but I'm sure there are some of you out there who may have had the presence of mind to respond in some vocal form (other than wheezing "OMG! WTF!"), and I wondered if there was any reaction from the creatures.
For example, say you were to hear a growling Yowie in the scrub somewhere near you, and felt secure enough to respond with something other than a human voice - would this make the growling cease? Did you think the Yowie might find other forms of vocalisation less threatening than a voice?
I'm aware that whistling at a Yowie seems to really get some of them worked up (see Dean's encounter at Daisy Hill), and theorise that whistling might be one of the aggression signals for Yowies. High pitched tones tend to carry long distances, and I've read about some Canary Islanders still using a Whistle Language designed to make communication over long distances possible.
Are there any softer sounds that may have had a placating effect if uttered to a Yowie?
Has anyone ever made any bird or animal calls that have drawn in a Yowie to the area? These could potentially include the 'duck call' or wounded rabbit whistle, but might not necessarily imply "Come and get it, dinner is about to be served!".
I really don't expect to get too many responses to this question, as I'm sure most folks who have been in a close contact situation, be it a face to face or visible sighting or otherwise, would have more than enough thoughts going through their mind at the time without thinking of singing a happy little tune to the agitated Yowie in question.
Obviously Yowies communicate, but though I'm sure a lot of it is non-verbal, they have been recorded as making a range of sounds. I just wondered if there was a sound/s that could potentially reduce the agression of a confrontation, it might be damn handy to know about it!
Over to you, team.
Kind regards,
Shazz
