WASHINGTON: Scientists have discovered how parrots talk, as they believe it’s down to the wiring in their brains.
And the same brain region controls movement which may explain why some parrots “dance” to music.
Scientists found key structural differences in the brains of parrots that may explain the birds’ unparalleled ability to imitate sounds and human speech.
The findings could lend insight into the neural mechanisms of human speech too.
Dr Mukta Chakraborty of Duke University said: “This finding opens up a huge avenue of research in parrots, in trying to understand how parrots are processing the information necessary to copy novel sounds and what are the mechanisms that underlie imitation of human speech sounds.”
Parrots are one of the few animals considered ‘vocal learners’ meaning they can imitate sounds.
But why some birds are better than others has until now remained a mystery.
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