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Nature Q&A | How do birds sing?

Have you heard that beautiful calls of the dawn chorus? Or noticed that some birds can exactly mimic specific sounds such as  car alarms? Birds produce more complex sounds than any other animal. The physiology and acoustics of bird vocalisation are unique in the animal kingdom. Bronchial tubes When a bird breathes it takes in air through its bill, draws it in past its throat and into its windpipe (or trachea). The windpipe forks to carry some air to each of...

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