Scientists already knew that bats, whales and, of course, humans tend to pick up the vocal mannerisms they're surrounded by. Now, researchers at Queen Mary's School of Biological and Chemical Sciences at the University of London have added goats to the list. They published their work in journal Animal Behavior.
They tested the goats when they were five weeks old, because that's when they become social. They found goats that hung out together started to sound the same, and they became more alike as they grew older. The scientists think the evolutionary benefit might be that different accents help the animals identify strangers. More here.
They also say the findings could lead to better understand of how humans became verbal beings. And maybe it explains how Philadelphia and Pittsburgh accents can be so different and entertaining.
9 comments:
interesting, I didn't know animals did that
It's true, I can barely understand animals from other parts of the country.
That sounds funny!
What if all animals had accents, and we just don't know it yet.
Interesting,it makes sense to me,
and I'm not kidding:)!!!
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That's so cool, wait until it turns out even more animals have accents, that'll be even cooler!
is it right that also applies to birds ?
That's interesting, I bet most animals have accents as well.
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