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Songbird-parrot link strengthened in new study, with implications for vocal learning

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This relatively new technique has been used to study relationships among and within several groups of mammals, including lagamorphs (rabbits and hares), rodents, and cetaceans (whales and dolphins), but I couldn’t find many references to its application in avian systematics yet. Ringer Suh et al.

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Birding by Volunteering

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But my long wait to see antelope, zebras and everything in between is finally over. In California I smelt the breath a Blue Whale as it passed feet beneath my boat. Ugandan Mangabeys were part of my family once. As has been the case every time I’ve been to Africa before, I won’t be there just for play.

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