Scientists Find a Global ‘Language’ Hidden in Bird Calls

Birds across the planet share a learned warning cry that may echo the origins of language itself. Bird species that live ...
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Nearly 600 bird calls detected at Arch during migration period

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – As another migration period is ...
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Birds Make an Alarm Call That Spans Species and Continents—and May Offer Insight Into the Evolution of Human Language

Charles Darwin suggested in 1871 that spoken language originated with instinctive sounds, like squeals or yells, which humans then learned to imitate and modify for specific purposes. Now, scientists ...
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Bird Call: Harbingers of death and other bird lore

There was the year when all I saw were owls. One whose wings spread wide as it soared overhead while I trudged down High Drive in Bear Creek Park, its daytime appearance surprising me. And the ...
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Looking for honey? This African bird will heed your call and take you there

A wild African bird that will famously lead people to trees filled with honeycomb seems to somehow learn the distinct whistles and calls of the human foragers who live near them. Scientists have long ...