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How singing mice belt out duets

Songs of musical rodents may offer insights into human conversation

Alston’s singing mouse

NICE PIPES  In Costa Rica, this Alston’s singing mouse (Scotinomys teguina) stands up and serenades the forest, perhaps negotiating its territory with other males.  

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By Laura Sanders

- More than 2 years ago

In the understory of Central American cloud forests, musical mice trill songs to one another. Now a study of the charismatic creatures reveals how their brains orchestrate these rapid-fire duets.