You and a frog might have the same taste in music
Citizen science revealed a shared "taste for the beautiful" across species
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Ah, spring. The flowers are in bloom. The air is full of tree sperm I'm allergic to. And the birds and bugs and frogs are screeching at the tops of their little lungs: "I'm sexy! I'm sexy! Pick me! Pick me!"
It truly is the most beautiful time of the year.
Jokes aside, spring is undeniably beautiful. It is a loud, colorful, fragrant feast for the senses. We humans find spring so beautiful that we emulate its blossoms and birdsong in our own art, fashion, music, and even perfumes. But we rarely think about whether other animals might appreciate this beauty, too — even though floral fragrance attracts pollinators and birdsong is quite literally a sexy serenade.
As is so often the case, science is revealing that humans are less special than we might like to think. New research published last week in Science showed that humans and animals tend to agree on what sounds good — at least when it comes to the sounds animals use to attract each other.
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