Zebrafinches (IMAGE)

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

Zebrafinches

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Singing siblings: zebra finches that grew up without their dads and therefore without a "song model", don't have to worry about a lack of singing repertoire. As researchers discovered, the birds can also learn their song through their brothers.

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Huet des Aunay

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