Sentences with phrase «young birds babbled»

Most researchers assumed that young birds babbled because they were still learning to develop the nerves of the «motor pathway» that controls these muscles.

Not exact matches

Young birds without the HVC continued to babble (compare audio of a normal young finch and a babbling youngster with HVC missing), while slightly older finches who had started to learn how to sing took a step backwYoung birds without the HVC continued to babble (compare audio of a normal young finch and a babbling youngster with HVC missing), while slightly older finches who had started to learn how to sing took a step backwyoung finch and a babbling youngster with HVC missing), while slightly older finches who had started to learn how to sing took a step backwards.

So a young bird's babbles are really its brain exploring the range of acoustic possibilities.

When the researchers surgically removed this learning area, young birds couldn't even babble, but adult finches continued to sing perfectly.