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Why do monkeys like Metallica?

Any idea why these little guys find Metallica soothing and ignore Led Zeppelin, Miles Davis and Bach?

http://www.weirdasianews.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Tamarin_portrait_2_edit3.jpg

http://www.weirdasianews.com/2009/09/13/tamarin-monkeys-rock-metallica/
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albanian albanian
 
 September 14, 2009 06:09 PM
Some animals like music. Apparently this particular species of monkey does not. It seems to react mainly to whether a sound resembles one of their calls. This rock band apparently sounds like the screeches of a happy tamarin monkey. That would be a great coincidence for the band if the Tamarin monkeys had any money to spend on music.

Here's another story that concentrates on the cellist that they like:
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/09/monkeymusic/
He deliberately composed pieces using the monkey calls for inspiration and was able to create both calming and upsetting pieces.
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• Thanks for the answer; it made me laugh. I also appreciated the link to the info about the cellist and enjoyed being able to listen to the music that he composed especially to influence the mood of the monkeys.


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September 14, 2009 06:51 PM
"This rock band apparently sounds like the screeches of a happy tamarin monkey."

I think this might say something about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since Metallica was just inducted for 2009...

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September 14, 2009 05:40 PM
I suspect more research will be needed, but they may be from a "metalhead" strain of monkeys. Exposure to Antharax (the band not the stuff) should help prove or disprove this. ^_^

Thanks for linking though that was really interesting. It sounds like the researchers are puzzling over the question you asked.

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September 15, 2009 10:04 PM
Isn't it obvious, it's because they are the cooliest little monkeys on the planet. I mean look at that metal beard, they just know whats cool. Ha I wonder if they would like more modern stuff, like The Devil Wears Prada or Silverstein, meh probably only the younger ones would ha!

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September 17, 2009 11:18 PM
As soon as I read your comment about the "metal beard" I immediately thought of the ZZ Top look. Nice observation. I'd love to see a video of these guys nodding their heads or head banging to metal music. That would be perfect!

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