Our regular post returns Monday, in the meanwhile you can check out news that songbirds alter their songs to meet the needs of urban environments. With so much noise pollution birds have a hard time being heard, so they have adapted their songs to carry above the city's racket. This blog's position that speech is used for joint attention means that songbird communications are not a form of language, but their flexibility still makes for a good story. (Press release here.)
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