Goats Can Form Accents

Experts previously thought only a select group of mammals has the ability to modify vocal sounds according to their surroundings, and that other species’ “voices” were determined solely by genetics. Whales and bats pick up accents as well.

The researchers recorded the bleats of four groups of pygmy goats at one week old, when kids, as young goats are known, from the same litter remain with one another, and again at five weeks old, when they form social groups with other goats of the same age.

So if they spend enough time in England, all the other goats can roll their eyes when they come back with that fake-Madonna-accent.  Nice.

via NY Daily News