Animal Ringtones For Your Phone

At Least You’ve Got A Woof Over Your Head

An environmental group is offering free cell phone ringtones of more than 40 endangered and rare species. The sound samples are available at RareEarthRingTones.com. The co-founder of the Center for Biological Diversity, Peter Galvin, came up with the idea as a way to educate people, especially the younger, technologically savvy generation. The ringtones include the howl of a Mexican gray wolf, the bellows of an Arctic beluga whale and the voices of several species of frogs and birds, including the blue-throated macaw, boreal owl, mountain yellow-legged frog and Yosemite toad. The environmental group hopes that the more people hear these sounds, the more they'll wonder where they came from and question the fate of the animals that make them. ``People really respond to the wildlife ringtones. The animal calls are fascinating, they personalise your phone and they sound cool when it rings,’’ Galvin said.

FOOTNOTE: I can’t hear any owls of protest.