Lena nodded. Infrasound—low-frequency noise from explosions—is inaudible to humans but can travel for miles. Numerous species, from elephants to chimpanzees, show stress behaviors in response to it: pacing, self-clutching, even transient anorexia. Kivu wasn’t sick in the traditional sense. He was suffering from acoustic stress.
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Subtle shifts such as ear flicking in calves or reduced grooming in cats are now recognized as early clinical signs of underlying health issues. Lena nodded