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  • Studying how parrots use their tongues can help us understand human speech. (JJ Harrison, Wikimedia Commons)
    Speaking With Tongues
    Danit Brown
    Today, we're talking about talking, and parrots, which can learn to talk, and is why studying the way parrots vocalize can help scientists better understand the way humans vocalize. If you think about it, bird song and talking have a lot in common.