Submitted by turbanator89 t3_zn4uff in askscience
This is a stupid question. I was thinking of how human languages have changed over time and was wondering if we have any idea if any animal's language has ever evolved.
Thanks in advance!
Edit: ignore the word "of" from my title please.
moqingbird t1_j0j55f9 wrote
Bird song is known to drift in ways at least somewhat analogous to shifts in human language: https://royalsociety.org/blog/2021/11/how-do%20bird-songs-evolve-over-time/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/bird-songs-changed-pandemic
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/new-sparrow-birdsong-replaces-old-tune
Edit: missing "in"