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Primate Tool Usage
Speaker: Australian English
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0:00 / 0:04
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You will hear a sentence. Type the sentence in the box below exactly as you hear it. Write as much of the sentence as you can. You will hear the sentence only once.
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Avian Migration Patterns
Speaker: Indian English
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0 words · spell-check is off, as in the test
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Dolphin Acoustic Signals
Speaker: British English
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0:00 / 0:06
0 words · spell-check is off, as in the test
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Ant Colony Foraging
Speaker: American English
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0:00 / 0:04
0 words · spell-check is off, as in the test
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Canine Social Dynamics
Speaker: Australian English
Plays once, as in the test: no pausing or replay
0:00 / 0:04
0 words · spell-check is off, as in the test
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