Male mice sing melodic tunes to attract females

Male mice sing melodic tunes to attract females - Telegraph:

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The romantic tunes are pitched at the ultra-sonic range beyond our hearing but each mouse has his own individual signature song.

Researchers have known for some time that male house mice have additional sounds to females but it has always been assumed they were just squeaking.

But new analysis has found the squeaks are in fact complex individual romantic songs similar to birdsong.

When scientists recorded the squeaks and slowed them down they found the similarities to the tuneful songs of birds to be striking.