Birds communicate through singing: but do they follow grammar? In case you thought grammar is a unique gift from nature to man, it is time to pause and look at some latest research. According to Kentaro Abe of Kyoto University, Japan, Bengal finches have their own grammatical rules on which they base their rudimentary syntax. He says, ‘Songbirds have a spontaneous ability to process syntactic structures in their songs’. To demonstrate the above, the research team carried out an experiment. After observing that in the wild, Bengal finches call back vigorously whenever they hear unfamiliar...