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Baby chicks link certain sounds with shapes, just like humans do

Baby chickens appear to react similarly to humans when tested for something called the "bouba-kiki effect," which links certain sounds to certain shapes.

A surprising new study shows that baby chickens react the same way that humans do when tested for something called the "bouba-kiki effect," which has been linked to the emergence of language.

(Image credit: Elena Goncharova)

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