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Marmoset monkeys adapt their voices to sound more like their social partners, study finds

Many animal species that live in groups are known to adjust their behavior to strengthen their social bonds or increase their coordination with others around them. For instance, humans and some other animals exhibit vocal plasticity, meaning they tend to modify the sounds they produce based on their...

Marmoset monkeys adapt their voices to sound more like their social partners, study finds
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Many animal species that live in groups are known to adjust their behavior to strengthen their social bonds or increase their coordination with others around them. For instance, humans and some other animals exhibit vocal plasticity, meaning they tend to modify the sounds they produce based on their past experiences and the peers they have interacted with.

Originally published at Phys.org

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