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Humans and animals find the same sounds 'beautiful'

Charles Darwin theorized that a sound, smell or color that's attractive to one species can be preferred by others too. A new study finds humans and animals do share preferences for certain sounds.

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Nathan Rott is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk, where he focuses on environment issues and the American West.