UC Berkeley researchers find zebra finches have high-capacity auditory memory

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Zebra finches have 'mastered' the ability to recognize a source and meaning of a peer’s call, both of which require complex mapping skills, according to UC Berkeley professor Frederic Theunissen.
A study by UC Berkeley researchers discovered that zebra finches can quickly memorize the individual sounds of up to 50 other birds of their kind.
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