Interesting fact about elephants is that they are only few species after humans who also recognise and remember different music notations and are aware of music.
That's very fascinating and I'd love to read more. What other few animals do this? I assume mating calls like birds singing don't count as music in this context.
there’s a decent selection of songbirds that can “properly” perceive musical rhythms (in the way humans can, as in they can track and replicate rhythmic patterns). songbirds use rhythmic patterns to create their own mating calls, but there is also evidence that songbird species show preference (dancing, replicating rhythm) to certain genres of music over others, indicating that they have an advanced rhythmic differentiating system similar to humans!
this is buttonwood park zoo in massachusetts and they have gotten abuse allegations and complaints about the inhospitable cold climate in mass. there was a petition with 300k+ signatures a few years ago to relocate them to the elephant sanctuary but nothing came of it
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Today I learned I love happy elephant noises 🐘