Footage Proves Female Songbirds Can Sing
Season 41
Episode 13
About the Episode
It was once thought that only male songbirds were capable of song. However, in 64 percent of all songbird species, the females sing. Professor Naomi Langmore first made this discovery by recording a female fairy-wren singing to defend her territory.
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