Thursday, October 06, 2005

Dolphins sing 'Batman' theme

http://abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1473208.htm
Jennifer Viegas
Discovery News

Monday, 3 October 2005
Dolphins
Dolphins are the only mammals other than humans to recognise rhythms and reproduce them vocally (Image: iStockphoto)
Scientists have taught dolphins to combine both rhythm and vocalisations to produce music, resulting in an extremely high-pitched, short version of the Batman theme song.

The findings, outlined in two studies, are the first time that nonhuman mammals have demonstrated they can recognise rhythms and reproduce them vocally.

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