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Animals who Love to Boogie

Humans think that we are the only animals with a sense of rhythm, but there are more than just us that like to have a jig.

By People! Just say Something!Published 3 years ago 3 min read
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Ever wondered if there were any other organisms on Earth that liked to dance? According to experts, there are six creatures that can dance:

Sea lions:

One of the sea lions rescued by the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2013 has astonished researchers by dancing to the beat, especially while Earth Wind & Fire is on. They discovered that this sea lion was quite intelligent and that she had even learnt to dance. The sea lions are not the only animal that can cut loose.

Cockatoos:

In 2009, a video of a cockatoo named Snowball bobbing his head to a Backstreet Boys song went viral. Queen's "Another One Bite the Dust" and Michael Jackson's "Black or White" elicited comparable reactions from the bird. The renowned bird was studied by a neurobiologist at the Neurosciences Institute of San Diego to see if cockatoos have inherent rhythm or can simply be trained to respond to music. He seemed to demonstrate the latter: when he modified the speed of a song, the bird adjusted as well.

The Peacock Spider:

The spider known as the peacock This brightly coloured spider may appear to be a frightening monster, but it is actually so little that it can fit on a person's fingertip with room to spare. As part of its mating rite, it also performs a charming dance. In reality, the peacock spider is called from the colourful patterns on its abdomen, which may expand like a flap as part of its dance. The female examines the male's dancing motions to see if he is fit enough to be a good mating partner. There's no need to worry, those that don't make the cut are killed and devoured by the female.

The Manakin Bird:

The mating dance of these colourful birds endemic to Colombia and Ecuador is arguably the most distinctive in the animal kingdom. First, they produce a ticking noise at a potential partner by rapidly flapping their wings. The wings move so quickly that they can't be seen with the human eye, and they were only spotted in action when Yale professor Kim Bostwick used a high-speed camera to film the birds. They then land on a branch and conduct a moonwalk-like dance across it after a brief flight.

Dung beetles:

Although having a brain the size of a grain of rice, Dung Beetles have devised a clever method of rolling and carrying their meal. They even have a strange dance to defend their dung balls from rivals who would take them otherwise. To gain their bearings, they stand on top of the dung ball and do a 360-degree spinning dance. Then they push the ball along using their rear legs.

Bees:

Honeybees actually communicate by dancing. It's known as the "waggle dance," which was originally seen by Aristotle and studied in the 1960s by Nobel Laureate zoologist Karl von Frisch. Von Frisch hypothesised that the odd dance was a mechanism for bees to communicate where they might locate food with one another. Von Frisch's idea was recently validated by a group of scientists who used radar transponders to follow the bees' navigation orders. The bees that were given guidance were even able to fix themselves after being blown off course by the wind.

Freshwater Algae:

Even single-celled creatures like having a jig. Freshwater algae need two sorts of dances to reproduce, according to Cambridge University researchers: the waltz and the minuet. Algae colonies use their free flagella to link to one another and spin around on an axis. According to Science Daily, the colonies then either circle around each other (the waltz) or move back and forth "as though kept together by an elastic band" (the minuet). These dances aid in the clumping of algae, which aids reproduction.

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