Decoding the verbal language of birds earns scientist lucrative prize
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Dr. Julie Elie from UC Berkeley decoded the 11 core calls made by zebra finches, discovering they recognize each other individually, announce their identity, and express what they're doing—representing a breakthrough in understanding animal communication that won her the $100,000 Coller-Dolittle prize for interspecies communication research.
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