Subject: | Re: Interesting Article - "Singing In The Brain" |
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From: | "Dan Dugan" dandugan_1999 |
Date: | Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:15 pm ((PDT)) |
geopaul7 wrote: >Along these lines, I have noticed that Mockingbirds in different >parts of the country appear >to mimic different species, found in those different parts of the >country (Louisiana vs. >Arizona for example). I have never read anything published on this. >It seems unlikely that >each individual bird learned the details of each song from hearing >each of those different >species throughout its lifetime. Indeed, the mimic of species >appeared in areas where that >song was seldom heard, but "around." The songs appear to be >"cultural" to that extent. The mockingbird I heard last night near the Las Vegas strip had a markedly edgier tone than those I've heard elsewhere. I suspect it has to do with being around long-tailed grackles. -Dan Dugan |
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