Hacker News with Generative AI: Animal Communication

Why do some birds mimic the sounds of other species? (allaboutbirds.org)
Although some birds learn their species’ song during their first year of life, others, including mockingbirds, continue adding to their repertoire as they grow older.

Bird Behavior, Animal Communication, Mimicry

30 points by jpoersc 23 days ago | 22 comments

Whalesong patterns follow a universal law of human language, new research finds (theconversation.com)

Whalesong, Animal Communication, Linguistics, Science, Research

140 points by sohkamyung 55 days ago | 22 comments

Stares and ear-twitches: The linguist learning to speak the language of cows (bbc.com)
Dutch linguist Leonie Cornips has become fascinated with how cows communicate. But can this really be called 'language'?

Animal Communication, Linguistics, Science

4 points by tintinnabula 55 days ago | 0 comments

Dogs use two-word button combos to communicate (sciencedaily.com)
A new study from UC San Diego's Comparative Cognition Lab shows that dogs trained to use soundboards to "talk" are capable of making two-word button combinations that go beyond random behavior or simple imitation of their owners.

Animal Communication, Animal Intelligence, Science, Research

4 points by Terretta 89 days ago | 0 comments

Old videos of chimpanzees suggest they are capable of speech (phys.org)

Animal Communication, Chimpanzees, Science

23 points by geox 248 days ago | 4 comments

African savannah elephants call one another by 'name' (nature.com)

Animal Communication, Elephants, Zoology, Science

15 points by wjb3 296 days ago | 0 comments

African elephants address one another with individually specific name-like calls (nature.com)

Animal Communication, Elephants, Research, Nature, Science

26 points by geox 296 days ago | 0 comments

Rabbit Gaslit Me, So I Dug Deeper [video] (youtube.com)

Rabbit Behavior, Video, Humor, Animal Communication

30 points by georgehill 313 days ago | 4 comments

Exploring the mysterious alphabet of sperm whales (news.mit.edu)

Sperm Whales, Marine Biology, Animal Communication

10 points by areoform 330 days ago | 0 comments