Every pet bird has a personality. Some are quiet observers, while others are social, expressive, and always ready to interact. For many bird lovers, the dream is to hear their feathered companion ...

A symphony of synapses fires every time a songbird sings. For Erich Jarvis, a neurobiologist at Rockefeller University, the neural pathways he finds particularly interesting inside a bird’s brain are ...

Birdsong is more than just mimicry. Birds learn to sing through complex brain processes similar to human speech learning.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 21—Katie Owen marvels at the development of her daughter, Belle. The 2-year-old is talkative, plays with building blocks and ...