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Can birds imitate R2-D2? Yes, and some are surprisingly good at it

When you think of birds imitating sounds, parrots and starlings might come to mind. They're famous for copying human speech, car alarms, and even ringtone melodies. But what happens when you challenge ...
Yahoo

These Birds Learned to Tweet Like R2-D2. Listen to the Uncanny Results

Some birds such as starlings (right) are better at mimicking R2-D2 (left) than others. Researchers did acoustic analyses on samples of birds imitating the plucky droid that were already available ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Birds Are Beeping and Booping like R2-D2. Their Mimicked Sounds Are Helping Unlock the Secrets of Avian Communication

European starlings were the best at imitating R2-D2's multphonic sounds because they can control both sides of both sides of the syrinx independently, the researchers say. Pexels Birds have shown the ...
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These Birds Learned to Tweet Like R2-D2. Listen to the Uncanny Results

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, R2-D2 beeped and booped—and now birds that copy the Star Wars character are giving scientists fresh insight into how different species imitate complex sounds ...
Scientific American

These birds learned to tweet like R2-D2. Listen to the uncanny results

This lovable Star Wars droid is helping to shed light on why some bird species are better at mimicking sounds than others Researchers analyzed recordings they found online of birds imitating the ...