Blackbirds Have the Prettiest Birdsong, New Study Finds
It turns out Paul McCartney is far from the only one entranced by the sound of blackbirds singing: The avian’s birdsong ranked as prettiest out of 123 in a recent survey, and an accompanying study investigated why that is. Researchers in Germany asked 84 participants to rate short clips of bird calls from different species on a scale of 1 to 5 - the higher the score, the more pleasing they were. The team then cross-referenced the results with data about the songs’ acoustic characteristics, inclu
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