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Tell me about the language(s) of the birds, /an/. Why do we know so little about the meaning of the different calls of birds and how can we better understand and comunicate with them?
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>>5117461
Crows and ravens "names" within their group. A unique call that's only used for that specific crow
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmys2abx4co
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doj_wt9ER_Q
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>>5117461
Look up Toshitaka Suzuki's work. The run down is that he studies Japanese tits (hehe) and found they exhibit compositional syntax and can combine sounds to rely different messages i.e. for warnings of danger of specific hazards



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