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Mozambique's Niassa Reserve is the stage for a groundbreaking study revealing communication between humans and honeyguides.

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Honey hunters in Africa have developed a special language to interact with these wax-eating birds.

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Dr. Claire Spottiswoode, an evolutionary biologist, carried out controlled experiments to test how birds recognised the sounds correctly to specific meaning of the ‘brrr-hmm’ sound.

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This interaction is a rare example  indicating that this reciprocal relation has been seen less in natural world.

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This interaction is a rare example  indicating that this reciprocal relation has been seen less in natural world.

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Dr Brain wood said. “Once established the local cultural traditions, it pays for everyone.

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The melodic whistle of Tanzania's Hadza honey-hunters uniquely attracts honeyguides.

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Honeyguides have established the way to communicate with humans and they are more likely responding to local human calls.

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The researchers are comparing this to different human languages.

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