Wordy Birdy

Dr Julie Elie at the University of California, Berkeley, was awarded the 2026 Coller-Dolittle prize for two-way interspecies communication after working out the 11 core calls in the zebra finch vocabulary and their meanings.  

Other scientists shortlisted for the prize included a French team that showed how African striped mice reveal their identity through ultrasonic squeaks; a Swiss-US team that found bonobos combine their calls into sequences that resemble human sentences; and another French team that worked with researchers in Côte d’Ivoire to understand chimpanzee hoos and yelps.

Beyond the annual prizes for progress, the foundation has established a $10m grand prize for cracking the problem of two-way human-animal communication. 

Source: Animal Behaviour (in The Guardian)  

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Music: The Bird, by Anderson .Paak 

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A Day At The Zoo (Super-Exclusive Tour)

Ventara is the world's largest wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center, bankrolled by Indian billionaire heir Anant Ambani.  

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African Apolitical PARTY #playlist #miniconcert

featured music:
Black Sherif (featuring Burna Boy) - SECOND SERMON (remix)
Zlatan (featuring OdumoduBlvck and Jeriq) - OGANIGWE

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This is Not A Political Party 

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Rainforest mini-concert

Playlist
Heaven (Butterflies) by Jacob Collier
Sunshowers by M.I.A.

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or is it just me?

playlist: 

Bring The Noize by M.I.A. 

Top of the Morning by Black Sherif

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