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Move over, humans—lemurs have rhythm, too

Fri, 12 May 2023

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There's a lot for scientists to learn about the origins of humans' musical abilities. In the last few years, though, they've discovered homo sapiens have some company in our ability to make musical rhythm. That's why today, producer Berly McCoy brings the story of singing lemurs. She explains how their harmonies could help answer questions about the beginnings of humans' musical abilities, and what all of this has to do with Queen.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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