Budgerigars Can Identify Spoken Sounds without Prior Exposure to Human Speech (IMAGE)

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Budgerigars Can Identify Spoken Sounds without Prior Exposure to Human Speech

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No experience with human speech is necessary for budgerigars to perceive the difference between 'd' and 't', according to a study published May 31, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Mary Flaherty from The State University of New York, Buffalo, USA, and colleagues.

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Mary Flaherty

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