Birds understand many sounds around them, from mates to alarms, and this hidden skill may hint at how human language first ...

For decades, scientists have known that only a few groups of birds—songbirds, parrots, and hummingbirds—can learn to produce ...

The lovable Star Wars droid is helping to shed light on why some bird species are better at mimicking sounds than others ...

Protesters gathered in their hundreds and were kept well away. They could only wait in agonised terror. When police cut the ...

Abstract: Automated bird sound recognition has emerged as a valuable tool for studying and protecting biodiversity. By analyzing bird vocalizations, researchers can gain insights into population ...

A woman who bought a fertilised emu egg on eBay is now raising the prehistoric bird like family. Bird fanatic Rhi Evans has ...

A woman who accidentally bought a fertilised emu egg on eBay while half-asleep is now raising the six-foot bird as part of ...

From Hitchcock to Poe, there’s something about birds that inspires enduring tales of the macabre. As this collection of low-budget boondoggles makes painfully clear, however, that’s not always the ...

Tucked away in the forested corners of Australia lives a bird so unique that it could put most impressionists to shame. Meet the lyrebird, nature’s master mimic, whose reputation has grown not just ...

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When you think of birds imitating sounds, parrots and starlings might come to mind. They're famous for copying human speech, car alarms, and even ringtone melodies. But what happens when you challenge ...

I've been using the 3DS version 0.10.5 for quite some time (I’ve tried both the CIA and 3DSX versions), but in both cases, I’ve noticed that the games sound way too quiet. I’d really like this to be ...