Lulu Miller
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Radiolab
Voice
Little bits of cartilage appear on it and so do these folds.
Radiolab
Voice
John says all of this means that the voice is becoming more and more of a tool for those things that drive evolution.
Radiolab
Voice
Like asserting dominance, fighting off rivals, showing affection, wooing mates.
Radiolab
Voice
is an amazing system of muscles in the mammalian face and throat and tongue.
Radiolab
Voice
And so if you're an animal with a big complex brain, John says you can start doing things like... Hitting the tongue against the back of the teeth for tuh and duh.