Episode
Okay, but do birds have culture?
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- Okay, But... Birds
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- Apr 2, 2026
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- 2121
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Summary
E17. From sparrow songs that go viral across a continent to cockatoos that watch each other to learn how to open bins, Dr. Lucy Aplin, Australian National University / University of Zurich, studies how birds learn from each other and why it matters. Doing it for the culture? Yep. Birds are that impressive! In this episode you'll hear about: How a new white-throated sparrow song spread over 3,000 kilometers in just two decades, replacing a tune that had been stable since the 1950s The experiment that proved wild great tits can establish lasting cultural traditions through their social networks Why losing a population of birds might also mean losing knowledge that took generations to build All audio, video, and images in this episode are either original to Okay, But... Birds (© Okay Media, LLC) or used under license/permission from the respective rights holders. Bird media from the Macaulay Library is used courtesy of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology as follows: White-throated Sparrow audio contributed by Bob McGuire, ML219799 White-throated Sparrow audio contributed by Jocelyn Lauzon, ML121581051 Great Tit audio contributed by Arnoud B. van den Berg, ML36198 Eurasian Sparrowhawk audio contributed by Ben F. King, ML335224 Regent Honeyeater audio contributed by Vicki Powys, ML223277 Pink-footed Goose audio contributed by Bob McGuire, ML235508