Pronunciation Challenge TED-Ed How do birds learn to sing? - Partha P. Mitra

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Do you know any other animal behaviors that are innate?

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Isolated finches still produce what are called innate or isolate songs. A specific tune might be taught, but the instinct to sing seems to be hardwired into a songbird’s brain. Innate songs sound different from the “cultured” songs learned from other finches—at first.

Key Vocabulary

1. isolate

isolate

[ˈaɪsəˌleɪt] (v.)

separate

[ˈsɛpəˌreɪt] (v.)

separate

[ˈsɛprət] (adj.)

2. innate

innate

[ɪˈneɪt] (adj.)

acquired

[əˈkwaɪərd] (adj.)

3. instinct

instinct

[ˈɪnstɪŋkt] (n.)

intuition

[ˌɪntuˈɪʃən] (n.)

4. hardwired

hardwired

[hɑrdˈwaɪərd ] (adj.)

hardware

[ˈhɑrˌdwɛr] (n.)

5. cultured

cultured

[ˈkʌlʧərd] (adj.)

culture

[ˈkʌlʧər] (n.)