perfect pitch in animals

Robert Wilson pianotechnicianuk@yahoo.com
Fri, 11 May 2001 03:02:37 -0700 (PDT)


--- Ken Jankura <kenrpt@cvn.net> wrote:
> We had a cat named Caprice who would meow close to
> A4. That was his normal
How Interesting,  I have a cat called Topsy
...because she can miaow a perfect top C !!

Bob.

 note, apparently. If one played A4 on the piano
> repeatedly, he would
> actually raise or lower his pitch until it matched.
> Way cool stupid pet
> trick! The current cat, Otto, is up around B5 and
> could care less.
> Ken Jankura

> > Today something interesting happened at my first
> tuning of the day...
> 
> > Anyone ever run across this phenomenon of an
> animal seemingly having the
> > ability to recognize pitch?  (Or do you think this
> was this just a
> > coincidence?)
> >
> > Tom S.
> > Chicago PTG Associate
> >
> 
> 


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