Birds and humans share fundamental song and speech patterns, study finds

October 29, 2026 · 6:00 pm 1 sources

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• Birds and humans share fundamental song and speech patterns, study finds
  Phys.org · October 29, 2026 18:00
  McGill University researchers have identified "universal" vocal patterns across hundreds of bird species and found that many of the same patterns also appear in human song and speech from cultures around the world. The patterns include small pitch intervals, regular and predictable rhythms, and…