i’ve been reading a great book on bird intelligence. there’s a whole chapter devoted to bird “speech” and language learning. it’s absolutely fascinating and the answer is yes, birds have accents and dialects. they learn their songs in a way very similar to how we learn language.
the book is the genius of birds by jennifer ackerman
i’ve been reading a great book on bird intelligence. there’s a whole chapter devoted to bird “speech” and language learning. it’s absolutely fascinating and the answer is yes, birds have accents and dialects. they learn their songs in a way very similar to how we learn language.
the book is the genius of birds by jennifer ackerman
I will have to check out that book. I loved What an Owl Knows from her.
i saw that one. i will probably pick that up next.
I listened to a bunch of her interviews when it came out, downloaded it, and ended up buying a copy to keep around.
Great and easy read for anyone who enjoys owls!