LifeListen to an Australian duck say ‘you bloody fool’ like a human When raised in captivity, musk ducks learn to copy the sounds of human life around them, which shows that they are what’s known as vocal language learners like parrots and humans 51¶¯Âþ
HumansUsing hand gestures when we talk influences what others hear Similar words that have different meanings depending on the syllable stressed – like OBject and obJECT – are easier for a listener to distinguish if the speaker uses hand gestures 51¶¯Âþ