Scientists Unveiled the Origin of the Singing Mice

Scientists discovered the origin of singing mice that use songs to communicate. The scientists stated that this can help identify genes that affect language in humans.

The singing mice are brown fur rodents instead of the normal white ones, they are found in the tropical cloud forests in the mountains of Costa Rica. Apparently, the song of the singing mice is a rapid-fire string of high pitched chirps called trills , which are used mostly by males to attract mates.

Up to twenty chirps are squeaked out per second, however unlike birds, the mice generally stick to a song made up of only a single note.

Steven Phelps the main researcher behind the singing mice is already making news. Phelp’s research on the behavior of the mouse has appeared in the journals 'Hormones and Behaviour' and 'Animal Behaviour'.

His newest research project is responsible for examining the genetic components that influence song expression and is a special gene called FOXP2.