The Art and Science of Birdsong

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
This week, our regular Please Explain feature is for the birds. We’ll find out why birds sing, and what they’re communicating with their songs. Don Kroodsma, author of The Singing Life of Birds, gives us some insight on our feathered friends.

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Music: Soundtrack to Sonatine, music by Joe Hisaishi

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