  We report a nonlinear acoustic system displaying excitability. The considered
system is a magnetostrictive material where acoustic waves are parametrically
generated. For a set of parameters, the system presents homoclinic and
heteroclinic dynamics, whose boundaries define a excitability domain. The
excitable behaviour is characterized by analyzing the response of the system to
different external stimuli. Single spiking and bursting regimes have been
identified.
