dolphins taught to sing ‘Batman’

October 3, 2005

Actually, they learned to reproduce rhythms that we can recognize as a very short vocalization similar to the Batman theme from the TV show. In other words, if you were a dolphin, you could learn to mimic the rhythms aimed at you by a scientist, largely because you got a treat by doing so.

This is a first for a non-human mammal.

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