Study Shows Birds recognize languages

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Study Shows Birds recognize languages

02-06-2006, 01:27 PM,

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Study Shows Birds recognize languages

Quote:Paddy birds, which are commonly kept as pets, have the ability to distinguish between English and Chinese, a team of Japanese researchers have found.

Keio University professor Shigeru Watanabe and other researchers confirmed that the birds could distinguish between the two languages in experiments using English and Chinese translations of Japanese novels.

It has already been confirmed that monkeys, mice and other mammals can distinguish between a variety of languages, but it is the first time that birds have been scientifically found to possess the same ability.

full article: http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=273786&sid=ENV

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