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Non-language-using animals must think humans are the worst songbirds ever. (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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To clarify: I’m not suggesting animals think all sounds are songs—just that songbirds and humans are the only common animals that combine sounds into arbitrary sequences where each individual sound doesn’t have a single fixed meaning.

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[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Why songbirds and not other vocal mammals like squirrels? Do you think they know that some bird calls sound annoying as shit? Do you think animals cannot differentiate other animals apart and just assume anything that makes noise is a "songbird"?

Go back in the shower, this one needs more time to cook.

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

See my comment here.