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Do any other animals join together to make music? I know birds sing, but isn't that usually on their own to mark territory or to get a mate - so it is a competitive, rather than a unifying experience.

It feels such a primeval thing for humans to make music together - not just singing, but playing instruments. There must be other animals that do it...

In reply to tlm: Wolves.

T.

In reply to Pursued by a bear:

Ooo!

http://anthro.vancouver.wsu.edu/media/PDF/musicae.pdf

In reply to Pursued by a bear: They use rib bones from the corpses of lonely travellers as drumsticks.

Though I don't think the word 'music' as humans understand it is useful when considering other species. They do their best with what they've got, whether that's a damn good howl, banging things together or tweeting when the sun comes up.* You're average bullfrog may consider Bach's well-tempered clavier to be din beyond endurance.

T.
* or not, in Warrington.

In reply to tlm:
Penguins. I saw a film about it, one could even dance.

In reply to Ridge: Cockroaches, seek out the documentary "Joe's Apartment" a fascinating insight to the dynamic social structure of these creatures.

Cheers
LD

In reply to Lurking Dave:

Frogs sing together like a chorus. I saw a video when I was young.

In reply to tlm:

Sea gulls

In reply to tlm:
Mice:

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Mystery-of-the-Singing-Mic...

In reply to Tony Naylor: More mice youtube.com/watch?v=COmKmFjhG5o&

T.

In reply to tlm: I hear that whales like a good tune - mainly sea shanties I understand.

In reply to Tony Naylor: Damn, those mice are getting down with the drum and bass...

youtube.com/watch?v=RDa3j_53FUo&

T.

In reply to Pursued by a bear: Guanaco (I think thats what small Llamas are called) hum together. It's a very strange but endearing note, they all seem to sing in tune?

In reply to tlm:
And then there's hamsters, of course:

http://www.findmyhosting.com/web-hamster/