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  "id": 1696984,
  "title": "Finches use same rulebook as human babies to pick up language, study finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/finches-use-same-rulebook-as-human-babies-to-pick-up-language-study",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-18T11:29:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Times of Israel",
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    "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/finches-use-same-rulebook-as-human-babies-to-pick-up-language-study-finds/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "International team that includes Israeli cognitive scientist adds Bengalese finches to humpback whales in search for animals that learn using same mathematical principles as we do The post Finches use same rulebook as human babies to pick up language, study finds appeared first on The Times of Israel .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}