What singing lemurs can tell us about the origin of music

Mongabay
Jan 8, 2025, 9:38 am150 pts
MADAGASCAR – It turns out that the Indri Indri lemurs of Madagascar can carry a tune. Researchers have found that these furry, tree-dwelling creatures use music to communicate with one another, likely for generations. Through collecting songs and calls produced by 20 indri groups in Madagascar’s rainforests…

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