The lip-smacking vocalizations gelada monkeys make are surprisingly similar to human speech, a new study finds. Many non-human primates demonstrate lip-smacking behavior, but geladas are the only ones ...

While a dog's snoring may be a sound we as humans find adorable, it can be cause for concern. Because French Bulldogs (and ...

If you hear “lip smacking” noises at a zoo in Ohio, it could be the sound of a first-time mom taking care of her baby girl. Hasina, a “picture-perfect” mandrill mother, welcomed her first baby on June ...

Adapted from "The Evolving Animal Orchestra: In Search of What Makes Us Musical", by Dr. Henkjan Honing, translated by Sherry Macdonald, The MIT PRESS, 2019. As a music cognition researcher interested ...