Can Mice Sing Duets?

In the understory of Central American cloud forests, musical mice trill songs to one another. Now a study of the charismatic creatures reveals how their brains orchestrate these rapid-fire duets. The results, published in the March 1 Science, show that the brains of singing mice split up the musical work.

Can mice sing?

It's true: Mice actually sing, especially when they're looking for a mate. ... But unlike birdsong, mouse-song is much too high-pitched for humans to hear.

Does singing attract mice?

Squeaking Up A Storm: Yes, That Mouse Is Singing : NPR. Squeaking Up A Storm: Yes, That Mouse Is Singing Like birds and whales, some male mice make sounds akin to singing to attract females. "The more we search, the more we find that rodents and other small mammals produce vocalizations," one researcher says.