Baby Bats Babble, Much Like Human Infants

Ahana Fernandez trekked through the rainforests of Central America, ears tuned for high-pitched, repetitive chirping and squeaking from greater sac-winged bat pups. Their babbling may shed light on why human babies babble and the origins of speech.

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