We're not the only singing simians. Not only do gibbons sing, but a new study of one singing, helium-breathing gibbon shows they use the same vocal technique as human sopranos.
"This is the first study to show a non-human primate using a mechanism similar to humans to make the very distinct vocalisation of songs," said primatologist Takeshi Nishimura of Japan's Kyoto University.
By: Tanya Lewis, Edited by: Ian Steadman
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via Wired.co.uk
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-08/24/sing-when-youre-gibbon
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