Science Magazine(@ScienceMagazine):Bird songs share surprising similarities with human music and speech, according to a large-scale study comparing vocalizations across hundreds of bird species and dozens of human languages. The findings in Science suggest that these similarities may arise partly from shared biological mechanisms, rather than vocal learning ability alone. Learn more:

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Bird songs share surprising similarities with human music and speech, according to a large-scale study comparing vocalizations across hundreds of bird species and dozens of human languages. The findings in Science suggest that these similarities may arise partly from shared biological mechanisms, rather than vocal learning ability alone. Learn more: