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The bird correctly identified the English recording 75 of the time. The same results were achieved with another two birds that were permitted to eat only when Chinese was played. It has already been confirmed that monkeys, mice and other mammals can recognize different languages but this is the first time that birds have been found to possess the ability. An experimental psychology professor who led the research said that humans are able to distinguish between languages, even ones they don' t know, from the intonation and pronunciation, and it seems that paddy birds have the same ability. He added that if the common traits in brain structure are studied, it may shed light on the mechanisms of speech recognition. |
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wén niǎo chéng gōng fēn biàn chū yīng wén lù yīn de gài lǜ wèi 75 . yán jiū rén yuán yòu yòng lìng wài liǎng zhǐ niǎo jìn xíng le fēn biàn zhōng wén lù yīn de shì yàn, bìng qiě dé dào le xiāng tóng de jié guǒ. cǐ qián, rén men céng zhèng shí hóu zi lǎo shǔ hé qí tā yī xiē bǔ rǔ dòng wù néng gòu rèn zhī bù tóng de yǔ yán, ér zhè cì shì rén men shǒu cì fā xiàn niǎo lèi yě jù bèi zhè zhǒng néng lì. lǐng dǎo zhè cì shí yàn de shì yī wèi shí yàn xīn lǐ xué jiào shòu, tā shuō dào, rén lèi néng gòu cóng yǔ tiáo hé fā yīn lái biàn bié bù tóng de yǔ yán, jí shǐ shì yī xiē zì jǐ méi yǒu zhǎng wò de yǔ yán yě shì rú cǐ. xiàn zài kàn lái zhèi xiē yǐ gǔ lèi wèi shí de xiǎo niǎo yě jù bèi zhè zhǒng néng lì. tā bǔ chōng dào, rú guǒ duì dà nǎo jié gòu de gòng tóng tè xìng jìn xíng yán jiū, huò xǔ huì duì rén lèi yán jiū yǔ yán shí bié jī zhì yǒu suǒ qǐ fā. |