The Birds and the Bugs
Endless Thread
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The Importance of Perfect Pitch
A bird was recorded almost daily over a two and a half week period in 2002, producing five hours of recordings. Results indicated a virtually imperceptible variation among renditions of the same phrase by the same individual. They also apparently have relative pitch, which means that they can transpose if they don't feel like singing. If you want to help scientists figure out the answers to questions like these, download the app Merlin Bird ID.
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