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The sweet melodies of songbirds herald the quiet and beauty of nature. But there’s more than meets the human ear. One biologist has discovered what birds hear is very different that how humans hear their song.
Birds hear four times better than humans. That’s according to renowned bird scientist Donald Kroodsma. But what do they hear? Kroodsma recorded some of the most famous songsters ? the thrushes ? and slowed down the recordings in his lab, revealing the many intricate details of bird song. Producer Laurie Sanders reports.