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What scientists found when they played music to animals
Have you ever played your favorite song for your dog or cat and wondered whether they actually enjoy it? Your pet may sit ...
Music makes the world go round. Even in the animal kingdom, the birds, beasts and bees all sing. While we might be humming along to a Billy Bragg tune in the pub or having a singalong in the car ...
WHAT kind of music do monkeys like? If this question has ever troubled you, then meet ex-club DJ, obsessive record collector and cognitive scientist Josh McDermott. He has spent 15 months trying to ...
When Chiara de Gregorio thinks of rhythm, two things come to mind: the mega-hit “We Will Rock You” by the British band Queen and endangered lemurs. The simple, well-timed beats in “We Will Rock You” ...
Humans are fundamentally "musical animals"—and our capacity for music is rooted in biology, not just culture. This is the conclusion of new work by University of Amsterdam professor of Music Cognition ...
Zoos are responsible for more than keeping enclosures clean and animals well-fed. Tending to their residents’ mental health is just as important. The Smithsonian’s National Zoo took a creative ...
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