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How do crows develop such distinct and individual “voices”? One reader notes that they don’t hear the same variety in other bird species in their garden. And why do older people seem to experience time passing more quickly?

2F4D4YW Two American crows sitting on a bare branch communicating with each other.

How do crows develop such distinct and individual “voices”? I don’t hear this with other bird species in my garden.

Jill Colman,

Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK

PEWCN3 Relaxed senior couple on picnic sitting on park bench talking and having coffee. Old man and woman relaxing at park having coffee.

Why do older people seem to experience time passing more quickly?

Derek Johnson,

Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, UK

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