Question

In what way(s) can we recognize some shared characteristics of human language and bird communication?

Baby birds have been observed to go through the equivalent of a 'babbling' phase.

Baby birds are born into regional dialects, i.e. their songs are not inborn but must be acquired through exposure and practiced.

Bird songs look combinatorial, and some birds, like the Australian 'babbler,' combine meaningless calls into meaningful messages.

all of the above

Answer 1

Correct Answer - All of the above

There are many shared similarities between human and bird communication such as baby birds babbling before they learn to sing, very similar to how human babies babble before they learn to speak. Birds may also share their own regional dialects and scientists say that they have observed difference in pitch between town and country bird-song. Also, birds like Australian 'babbler' can communicate meaningfully, however this communication is very limited.