Babbling in a vocal learning bat resembles human infant babbling
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Published in Science · View the paper (DOI)
A new study reveals that baby bat babbling is strikingly similar to human infant babbling, characterized by eight shared features. Researchers hope their findings will lead to further investigation into the cognitive mechanisms underlying this complex behavior.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- Baby bat babbling strikingly similar to human baby babbles American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Aug 19, 2021 · first to report
- Baby bats babble like human infants Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institut für Evolutions-und Biodiversitätsforschung · Aug 19, 2021
- Similar to Human Babies, This Bat Species Learns to Communicate Through Babbling and Vocal Imitation Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute · Aug 19, 2021