How does a mouse make this sound? (SOUNDBITE OF MOUSE SQUEAKING) MONTAGNE: That really is the squeak of a mouse. Some researchers tried to find out just how they did it.

Like birds and whales, some male mice make sounds akin to singing to attract females. "The more we search, the more we find that rodents and other small mammals produce vocalizations," one ...

NELL GREENFIELDBOYCE, BYLINE: If someone asked you what kind of sound a mouse makes, you'd probably go, squeak. But mice also make some sounds in the ultrasonic range that humans can't hear.

Squeak To make a short very high cry or sound, e.g. I heard a mouse squeak. Whine To make a long, high, sad sound, e.g. 'The dog was whining in the cold night'; 'The child was whining after his ...

A new study shows that giving mice the human version of a gene changes their squeak, suggesting some of the genetic underpinnings of language.