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Unfamiliar Accents Turn Off Humans And Songbirds

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Songbirds, like this male tricolored blackbird, develop regional accents in the same way humans do, researchers found. And, like humans, songbirds seem to respond better to accents they already know. (Courtesy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Songbirds, like this male tricolored blackbird, develop regional accents in the same way humans do, researchers found. And, like humans, songbirds seem to respond better to accents they already know. (Courtesy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

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