Nate Rott
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And it turns out, according to the new study published in the journal Science, it's more appealing to people too.
Scientists had more than 4,000 volunteers listen to pairs of calls from 16 different species and pick which ones they preferred.
Like, do you prefer this song sparrow?
And they found that overall, humans agreed with the animals' preferences, suggesting we share a sense of beauty with the natural world.
Animals make a lot of sounds to attract mates, and scientists know that some are more effective than others.
Take the Pacific field cricket.
That call is less appealing to other crickets than this one.
And it turns out, according to the new study published in the journal Science, it's more appealing to people too.
Scientists had more than 4,000 volunteers listen to pairs of calls from 16 different species and pick which ones they preferred.
Like, do you prefer this song sparrow?
And they found that overall, humans agreed with the animals' preferences, suggesting we share a sense of beauty with the natural world.
Animals make a lot of sounds to attract mates, and scientists know that some are more effective than others.
Take the Pacific field cricket.
That call is less appealing to other crickets than this one.
And it turns out, according to the new study published in the journal Science, it's more appealing to people too.
Scientists had more than 4,000 volunteers listen to pairs of calls from 16 different species and pick which ones they preferred.