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Are Wild Birds Singing Human Music?
February 24, 2025
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In cool, misty forests along the coast of New South Wales Australia, a group of lyrebirds is suspected of singing human songs they learned in the 1920s. A team of researchers sets out to investigate.
Read more about Hollis Taylor et al.’s investigation here.