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Pet Sounds

Where do parrots get their ability to mimic sounds? Head keeper at Bird World, Carrie Banks, explains how it鈥檚 down to intelligence and a very large tongue.

Also on the programme, the origins and composer of the South African national anthem.

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30 minutes

大象传媒 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project