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These Baby Bats, like Us, Were Born to Babble

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Babbling Babies

Pup babbling indicates us when vocal learning is taking place. This allows us to study the new molecular foundations of vocal imitation. Just like inhumans, clear communication can make or break a bat's future. By investigating if and to what extent those abilities evolved in other species helps us to better understand biological foundations of human language.

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