A juvenile zebra finch learns songs from a tutor (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

A juvenile zebra finch learns songs from a tutor

Caption

A juvenile zebra finch (right) learns songs from a tutor (left). Through this interaction, the tutor conveys not only the sounds of the song, but also that the song is important and needs to be memorized.

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OIST

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