FOREPLAY IN THE WILD

Fascinating discoveries in the animal world. Singing with a partner can bring true love.
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FOREPLAY IN THE WILD

Those Who Sing Together, Mate Together

Some animals are better musicians than first thought. Far from belting out random notes, some species sing complicated duets. Researchers believe the concerts bring mates closer together.

Sperm whales use song to stick together.
The first birds that sang on that October morning, 3,500 meters (11,480 feet) up in the Ecuadorian Andes, came from a tape player. But just minutes later, ornithologist Nigel Mann was surrounded by the real thing -- reddish-brown wrens had fluttered onto the branches around him and had formed a boisterous choir.

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