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Birds Are Beeping and Booping like R2-D2. Their Mimicked Sounds Are Helping Unlock the Secrets of Avian Communication

www.smithsonianmag.com

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Birds Are Beeping and Booping like R2-D2. Their Mimicked Sounds Are Helping Unlock the Secrets of Avian Communication

www.smithsonianmag.com

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European starlings were better than parrots at imitating R2-D2’s high-pitched chattering, possibly because of their special control over a vocal organ

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This research sounds like a strong contender for an Ignobel Prize

(That site is past winners, very fun to read periodically)

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