At the University of St Andrews who specializes in the evolutionary origins of the mind, spoke to CBSN about the importance of this finding.
He clarified: “It tells us that they are flexible vocal learners and their flexibility is not only in their vocal domain but also in their motor domain.”
In addition, he said: “They can also copy body movements, we knew this from before, but now we know that they can also copy sounds and sounds that are not in their natural repertoire.”
