Gibbons sing duets together

Scientists have discovered that male and female lar gibbons sing duets (songs for two). A recent study found that gibbon pairs make sounds at the same time and at regular intervals. This suggests that, unlike most other animals, they have rhythm. Lar gibbons live in the tropical forests of Asia. They sing to make friends as well as to make sure other gibbons know where their territory is. The researchers recorded 215 songs from 12 gibbons—eight living in the wild in Thailand and four at a sanctuary in Italy. The scientists measured how regularly each note was repeated and how often male and female notes were sung together. They found that male and female notes overlapped 16% to 18% of the time, more than they would have by random chance,…

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