How are talking birds able to so precisely enunciated words without lips and a larynx?
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[Birds are basically speakers with wings. Sounds are wobbles in the air, and a mimic bird has the ability to make its larynx wobble with incredible control and precision based on patterns it hears and remembers – just like a computer controlling a speaker to play sounds. They can do this because they have a lot of syringeal muscles, which are the muscles that let birds wobble their larynges.](https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/517176/audio)
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