How can a parrot talk? What is the biological process they have that is responsible for this?
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Birds do not have vocal chords and are unable to physiologically shape sound in the same way humans do. Birds have an organ called a [syrinx](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrinx_(bird_anatomy)) (which humans do not have). In some species, the syrinx can be used to shape sounds in a way that is similar to speech from vocal chords of a human.
Every animal that has the ability to mimic sound also dances. There is a theory that this is because the same networks in the brain that allow for controlled rhythmic movement of muscle needed to shape sound also allow for controlled rhythmic movement of the body, or, dancing.
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