Experimental evidence for compositional syntax in bird calls (2016)

Re:Experimental evidence for compositional syntax in bird ca... by rthomas6 on Saturday October 17, 2020 @12:28PM (#24811122)

There really are birds that have predator warning calls. Other animals even listen for them and hide when they hear them.

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Re:Experimental evidence for compositional syntax in bird ca... by trgn on Saturday October 17, 2020 @12:59PM (#24811340)

We can always tell when our neighbor's cat is outside when the birds in our yards start to get agitated.

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Re:Experimental evidence for compositional syntax in bird ca... by dontcarethrow2 on Saturday October 17, 2020 @03:55PM (#24812702)

I've noticed the warning call differs at times, I hear two chirps for land based predator and three for air. Small sample size, city finches.

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