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Humans use local dialects to communicate with honeyguide birds, research shows

  • January 22, 2026 at 5:10 AM
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Humans use local dialects to communicate with honeyguide birds, research shows
Researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT), working with international collaborators, have shown that people in northern Mozambique use regionally distinct "dialects" when communicating with honeyguide birds, revealing a striking parallel to the way human languages diversify.

Originally published at Phys.org

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