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Breaking the Bird Barrier: Scientist Decodes Zebra Finch Language


Dr Julie Elie of the University of California, Berkeley has won the 2026 Coller-Dolittle Prize, receiving $100,000 for decoding zebra finch vocalisations. She identified 11 core calls and mapped their meanings using machine learning and behavioural tests. Judges from Tel Aviv University called it a key breakthrough in interspecies communication research, according to organisers said

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