"gorilla beating its chest" ringtone, courtesy of The British Library

New Zealand's National Business Review reports on a story published in The Times Online on the The British Library -- which has the world's largest animal sound archive -- licensing 40 recordings from its vast collection of animal noises, for use as mobile phone ringtones. According to The Times, the catalogue will include "the raucous screeches of the Amazonian parrot, the grunts of pigs and the thuds of a gorilla beating its chest".

"The first animal ringtones will be available on the Internet later this week for the latest “polyphonic” mobiles. The sounds are downloaded for between £1.50 and £4 each", reports The Times Online.

emily | 11:31 AM | Animal Tones |
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