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meh · 11-04-2005, 11:25 AM

It would seem that mice are proficient singers, we just can't hear them.

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From the BBC

Male mice serenade potential mates with ultrasonic love songs, a study by US scientists has revealed.

Instead of making the ultrasonic chirps randomly, the mice used several different types of syllables arranged in regular, repeated time signatures resembling birdsong.

This article is quite a bit more detailed, and even links the mouse songs slowed to our auditory range.

drewjmore · 11-04-2005, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by meh

It would seem that mice are proficient singers, we just can't hear them.

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Originally Posted by Timothy E. Holy & Zhongsheng Guo

"Because of the ubiquity of the mouse for physiological and genetic investigations, these observations may lead to new opportunities in studies of the biological basis of song production and perception."

Yeah, or we'll discover that they're actually speaking mouse-ese, and PETA will experience a collective convulsive orgasm.

CanoeMan · 11-04-2005, 01:23 PM

Aaaww. How cute! Little furry birds with whiskers and tails!

David B · 11-04-2005, 04:56 PM

It's hardly surprising. How is an animal to attract a mate? Some combination of sight, sound, touch, smell, taste and perhaps exotic senses like the hammerhead shark has.

What else? Karma :huh: ?

David B

Imaginary Mark · 11-04-2005, 06:09 PM

Pretty neat that we just found about this now when mice are such a common animal. Wonder what other bits of interesting information is sitting right under our noses (or beyond our sense of hearing).

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11-04-2005, 01:23 PM	#3
CanoeMan Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: out for some Rest 'n Relaxation Posts: 3,106	Aaaww. How cute! Little furry birds with whiskers and tails!

11-04-2005, 04:56 PM	#4
David B Contributor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wales Posts: 11,620	It's hardly surprising. How is an animal to attract a mate? Some combination of sight, sound, touch, smell, taste and perhaps exotic senses like the hammerhead shark has. What else? Karma :huh: ? David B

11-04-2005, 06:09 PM	#5
Imaginary Mark Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: rantsnraves.org Posts: 2,273	Pretty neat that we just found about this now when mice are such a common animal. Wonder what other bits of interesting information is sitting right under our noses (or beyond our sense of hearing).

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