my friend reckons he had a pet rat that could play a homemade small asiatic nose-flute with some kind of amplification. i dont believe him, but it got me thinking would it be possible for any other type of animal to play a musical instrument?
2006-12-19 07:45:59 · 16 answers · asked by luan r 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
I have seen sea lions play horns at the circus, by blowing or punching the rubber bulbs with their noses. They just learn which horn to press in what order. They don't know what they're doing, it's not like they can make music on their own. And it would take a lot of work to get them to learn a whole piece.
2006-12-19 07:48:45 · answer #1 · answered by anna 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
LOLOL Every spring Mr. and Mrs. Mok return to build a home in our honeysuckle over the front porch. Together they build furiously, and then, when Mrs Mok is settled nicely on her new-laid eggs, Mr. Mok goes and sings his news to the world. His musical instrument is his wonderful Mockingbird Voice. His stage is the top of our Security Light Pole behind the house. He gives two performances a day for the duration. One around 10 each morning, and the other around 5 p.m. I try to take my seat on the back porch to catch as many as possible of his performances. He flies several feet into the air, does some magnificent acrobatic manoeuvres, and lands back down on the light pole where he gives wonderful operatic voice. But his musical instrument and his voice are one, as he sings to the world of his joy at the return of Spring, and the success of his partnership with Mrs. Mok who is now busy doing her motherly duties, hatching and raising their children.
Not that Mr. Mok is a playboy, only singing and dancing. He is also a very attentive father, fiercely active at first daylight, helping Mrs. Mock forage for, and bring back to the nest, food for the chicks. Mrs. Mok is very protective of her babies, and as they become more lively in the nest, she may divebomb us going in and out our front door. But we understand, and do our best to use another door as much as possible.
February is an exciting time in our household, as we trim the honeysuckle vines and hang out our sign Welcome Back Mr.& Mrs. Mock lol. and I make sure my chair is positioned just right, on the back porch, to get my best front row view of Mr. Mock's regular musical performances
2006-12-19 16:03:14 · answer #2 · answered by sharmel 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure I saw a herd of elephants playing trumpets on a TV programme recently. Our cat used to walk on the piano keys but it wasn't very tuneful
2006-12-19 18:18:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, if you read SEAL MORNING by Rowenna Farre,you will learn of a pet seal that could play a number of musical instruments.I am sure there will lots more.Regards, Dave.
2006-12-19 16:49:29 · answer #4 · answered by probemeg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although I haven't looked into this, if any animal were to be able to play an instument it would be Elephants. They can paint and they already have their own built in horns. They use tools and I can't see why one wouldn't be able to at least drum.
2006-12-19 15:51:58 · answer #5 · answered by Mandy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've ever seen chimps playing drums in a circus at the t.v.
2006-12-20 12:00:37 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, cats and dogs have been taught to play piano and stuff bunches of times, but not necessarily very well...... i dont know if singing counts, but once a person trained their cat to sing and filmed it and it was on some telly thing. Not. nice. to. hear!
2006-12-22 08:08:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rtas are incredibly smart but i doubt that they could play musical instruments -mine certainly can't
2006-12-19 18:22:59 · answer #8 · answered by Jo S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of courses its possible look at James Blunt
2006-12-19 15:55:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on what you want to hear. but I recently watched a video in psychology class and it had a dove playing a piano and it actually sounded pretty good.
2006-12-19 15:53:52 · answer #10 · answered by Pup 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋