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    From Tilde@invalide@invalid.invalid to sci.lang on Sun Nov 30 22:38:45 2025
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    hmmm.

    https://studyfinds.org/do-lions-have-accents-big-cats-from-different-regions-roar-in-distinct-dialects/

    African lions living in widely separated
    populations in Tanzania and Zimbabwe roar in
    noticeably different ways, according to
    research suggesting one of naturerCOs most
    iconic sounds varies by geography. The
    discovery raises intriguing questions about
    whether lions develop regional vocal patterns
    similar to human languages and bird songs.

    Scientists comparing lion roars from the two
    countries found that males from each
    population produce distinct vocalizations,
    with Tanzanian lions emitting roars at
    different frequencies and durations compared
    to their Zimbabwean counterparts. One male
    lion from Botswana produced such unusual
    roars that machine learning algorithms
    struggled to classify them alongside other
    individuals in the Zimbabwe study site.


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  • From Aidan Kehoe@kehoea@parhasard.net to sci.lang on Mon Dec 1 07:58:18 2025
    From Newsgroup: sci.lang


    Ar an triochad|| l|i de m|! na Samhna, scr|!obh Tilde:

    hmmm.

    Now, how do we investigate for colonial lag?

    https://studyfinds.org/do-lions-have-accents-big-cats-from-different-regions-roar-in-distinct-dialects/

    African lions living in widely separated
    populations in Tanzania and Zimbabwe roar in
    noticeably different ways, according to
    research suggesting one of naturerCOs most
    iconic sounds varies by geography. The
    discovery raises intriguing questions about
    whether lions develop regional vocal patterns
    similar to human languages and bird songs.

    Scientists comparing lion roars from the two
    countries found that males from each
    population produce distinct vocalizations,
    with Tanzanian lions emitting roars at
    different frequencies and durations compared
    to their Zimbabwean counterparts. One male
    lion from Botswana produced such unusual
    roars that machine learning algorithms
    struggled to classify them alongside other
    individuals in the Zimbabwe study site.


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