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Research News 2010
Scientists around the world actively pursue research into communication among animals, the relationship between animal communication and human language, and the evolution of human language.
06 05 10 Squirrel Squeaks Convey Family Relationships
On Quirks & Quarks, Bob McDonald interviews Jamie Gorrell, of the University of Alberta. In discussing five observations of adoption by red squirrel mothers (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus), Gorrell explains that these asocial squirrels keep tabs on their neighbors by recognizing calls. Not only that, but they appear to recognize the calls of closely related individuals.
Q&Q: Squirrel Adoption (includes sound and link to researdh article)
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