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“Vocal play signals frequently accompany other nonvocal behaviours, such as the play face in primates … or the play bow in dogs,” according to a 2021 study in the journal Bioacoustics.

From Washington Post • Jan. 15, 2023

The Ruffed Grouse, a ground-nesting bird that lives in dense forest, is also known for a nonvocal sound.

From Scientific American • Sep. 15, 2021

And on the site Musixmatch, Portuguese lyrics were added to the nonvocal track “Lunch”—lyrics that upon closer inspection appear to originate from the song “Ela é tipo” by the Brazilian band Banda Swell.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2019

In a stroke of genius, researchers decided to try teaching apes an alternate, nonvocal way to communicate: sign language.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2014

They're not really nontelepathic, any more than the Kierawelans, for example, are nonvocal.

From Indirection by Freas, Kelly