The origin of human music was a mystery highlighted as one of the 125 most challenging scientific questions in a 2005 issue of Science journal. But now, a group of scientists from China, the United ...

Two female Hainan black-crested gibbons rest in a forest canopy in Hainan province. FAN PENGLEI/FOR CHINA DAILY The origin of human music was a mystery highlighted as one of the 125 most challenging ...

Scientists have found that a type of ape called a gibbon not only likes to sing, but also like to duet in pairs! Male and female lar gibbons have been recorded belting tunes together, using ...

We're not the only singing simians. Not only do gibbons sing, but a new study of one singing, helium-breathing gibbon shows they use the same vocal technique as human sopranos. "This is the first ...

The primatologists at the University of St. Andrews discovered that wild gibbons in Thailand have developed a unique song as a natural defense to predators. Literally singing for survival, the gibbons ...

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Gibbons have regional accents, a new study suggests. While not a sexy Southern drawl, these accents can help scientists identify the species of gibbon singing and where they are from. "Each gibbon has ...

Have you ever heard an opera singing ape? Researchers in Japan have discovered that singing gibbons use the same vocal techniques as professional soprano singers. The study, published in the American ...

Crested gibbons live in dense Asian rainforest, specifically in China, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, and, because of their environment, they communicate with other gibbons by singing. New research ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Rachel Carlson of Short Wave about singing gibbons, how tai chi might lower blood pressure, and why women get quicker benefits from exercise than men. It ...

The Central Indochina Dry Forest ecoregion is rapidly being consumed by large agribusiness concessions, threatening the Pileated Gibbon, Asian Elephant, Fishing Cat and many other unique animals.