Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vocal learning in birds is a lot like how people learn language. Alexandra Giese/Shutterstock.com Bonjour! Ni hao! Merhaba! If you ...

The evolution and development of complex, learned motor skills are thought to be closely associated with other locomotor movement and cognitive functions. However, it remains largely unknown how ...

After all, songbirds have a lot to learn. They don’t hatch knowing what songs to sing, or how to sing them. Instead, they must learn their species’ song. Young birds listen to adult birds and then ...