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Re:In birdsong, scientists find some parallels with human sp... by ericbarrett on Monday March 14, 2022 @03:40PM (#30677187)
I wouldn't be so quick to write off birdsong as speech based on this one species—given the dramatic variability in form, behavior, and habitat across the animal kingdom, a particular family of birds where the males don't "talk" wouldn't surprise me at all.
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Re:In birdsong, scientists find some parallels with human sp... by ChaitanyaSai on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @02:53AM (#30682358)
Absolutely. Agree there's a lot of variability. Only pointing out that in species where only males or only females croon, it may be unlikely there is broadspectrum communication happening.
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