Tag: Animal Vocalization


  • Birds’ Vocal Warnings Help Explain Language Origins

    Birds’ Vocal Warnings Help Explain Language Origins

    Global Insight: Similar warnings across continents A multinational team of researchers has found that more than 20 bird species across four continents announce the presence of nest parasites with nearly identical whining vocalizations. This remarkable convergence occurs despite millions of years of evolution and vast geographic separation, suggesting a learned response to a common ecological…