Nonhuman animals (animals) are constantly "talking" with one another using sounds, smells, visual signals, and various combinations thereof. In his fascinating new book titled Why Animals Talk: The ...

Julie Elie has spent a lot of time listening to zebra finches. Elie, a researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, ...

Why do humans have language and other animals apparently don't? It's one of the most enduring questions in the study of mind and communication. Across all cultures, humans use richly expressive ...

Julie Elie has been studying zebra finch vocalizations for years. Now, she has won the Coller-Dolittle Prize for progress ...

1. Sounds: Many animals make noises to communicate. For example, dogs bark, cats meow, and birds chirp. Each sound can have a different meaning. A dog might bark to warn of danger, while a bird might ...

According to recent research, scientists are decoding animal vocalizations across species-from sperm whale codas to Egyptian fruit bat squeaks. Think of it as Google Translate for the animal kingdom, ...

Over the last decades, researchers who study animal behavior have succeeded in largely blurring the line between Homo sapiens and other animals. Like their human counterparts, animals feel emotions, ...

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