Research shows that birds can learn other species languages

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Subject:	Research shows that birds can learn other species languages
From:	Gary Wright <>
Date:	Sat, 18 Jul 2015 21:48:32 +0000

Hi Denise

Theres a difference between being able to understand a language and being
able to speak it.  It's possible your  blue faced honeyeaters are just
showing off (or something else) by mimicry without understanding what the
message was from the rosellas and the babblers.  In addition the  noise out
of context may be meaningless.

If the mimicry has a meaning  for the blue face honeyeater (it must be a
message anyway) it may not be the same meaning that the rosellas and
babblers have when they make the noise.  So, the honeyeater may not be
understanding the language of rosellas and babblers but repeating it.

Gary
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