Uploaded July 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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How do birds know who they're related to? Miya Warrington explains her thesis of listening to bird calls in the Australian Outback.
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Credits:
Animation by: Jorge Cham jorgecham.com
Series Producer: Meg Rosenburg trueanomalies.com
Audio by: Miya Warrington animal-acoustics.com