Gnats wail and lambs bleat in the dusk. Lambs who are looking for their mothers bleat loudly, almost blaring. Fawns release a high-pitched squeal, known as a bleat, to call out to their mothers. The mating call sounds like a high-pitched, penetrating, nasal, sheep-like bleat. Sows will bleat or hum when communicating with their cubs. His call resembles the bleat of a sheep and lasts from one to three seconds. When in distress, the bongo emits a bleat. Pups will also bleat or bark when playing or in distress. Old folk names include "mire snipe", "horse gowk", "heather bleat", and the variant spelling "snite". If captured by the predator, the victim gives a loud bleat. The basic actions are stand/lie down, bleat, listen, jump, and rub a tree. Ms. Nielsen's eyes go wide at such moments and her voice becomes a wounded bleat. Many people have criticized Zucker's singing, which has a pronounced "bleat" sound. They followed this up with "Let it Bleat" in 1995. Lileks's blog, the "Daily Bleat", began in 1997.