The surprising reason birds sing - Partha P. Mitra

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Learn more about TED-Ed's student voice initiative here: http://bit.ly/2sHzrqU -- A brown thrasher knows a thousand songs. A wood thrush can sing two pitches at once. A mockingbird can match the sounds around it — including car alarms. These are just a few of the 4,000 species of songbirds. How do these birds learn songs? How do they know to mimic the songs of their own species? Are they born knowing how to sing? Partha P. Mitra illuminates the beautiful world of birdsong. Lesson by Partha P. Mitra, animation by TED-Ed. Support Our Non-Profit Mission ---------------------------------------------- Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Check out our merch: http://bit.ly/TEDEDShop ---------------------------------------------- Connect With Us ---------------------------------------------- Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram ---------------------------------------------- Keep Learning ---------------------------------------------- View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-birds-learn-to-sing-partha-mitra Dig deeper with additional resources: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-birds-learn-to-sing-partha-mitra#digdeeper ---------------------------------------------- Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Carolyn Corwin, rakesh Ka

Published 2018-02-20 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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