Well, humans aren’t the only ones who can keep time, sing and play a song. Most animals, especially birds, they use music as a means of communication. The union between the right rhythm and the right alternation of sounds and pauses is essential talent to create songs that people like. For now, the studies on the subject have taken place in the lab, but thanks to the University of Austin, Texas, something has finally changed. It was possible to study a bird named South American wren. Its peculiarity is: keep track of time as much as professional musicians.
Its Latin name is Microcerculus marginatus and it lives in the tropical forests of Central and South America. The study’s lead author, Carlos Rodriguez-Saltos, lived in Ecuador and has extensive experience with these animals. His ecology professor had used him to listen carefully to their singing. A song consisting of loud chirping and countless pauses. A perfect and regular song for studying the natural talent of a bird in keeping track of time. Saltos and his team put microphones in the forest so they could record 23 different wrens.
The result was that 10 of the 23 pigeons were able to keep time perfectly. A pause increment of 0.5 seconds per cycle to 10 seconds. In short, a bird that keeps time better than professional musicians who have performed the same song. All this is confirmed, as the recordings were released online for anyone who wanted to test themselves with the wrens’ talent. Obviously, each wren specimen has a different time-keeping accuracy. It means they are younger ones that still need to hone their skills.
Source: Lega Nerd

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