Does Music Calm the Beast?

[Loyal]

I have always been interested in how animals respond to music. My wife and I raise small dogs, and they love when we sing to them their names. I've wondered if I was just anthropomorphizing their responses to our silly songs. They clearly enjoy it.

Consider whales and why they hang out near this boat where a lady plays the violin. It might be just curiosity, but they hang out until she stops.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0kWOAiZ4pg


And the Beluga whale...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3JRNvQi4Oc


How about land mammals like elephants when people play the piano? One post said:
Piano player: Would you like to hear some Beethoven?
Elephant: We're all ears...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy83qRhClzI

 

[Selassie I]

I can tell you for sure that my parrot knows what kind of music he really enjoys. He clearly has favorites.... he also has music that he hates.

We don't give animals enough credit. Their minds are way more developed than most people think.

 

[CGI_Ram]

Well, I always (almost always) have music playing in the background at my house... it calms me! lol

Funny thing.... Sometimes I crank a country song in the evening... When I do, my cat always comes out to see what’s going on. If my wife won’t... The cat dances with me.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

When I leave the house I often play Mozart on the Sound bar and Alexa while for the dogs.