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A researcher says that this unusual side-effect of electric micromobility is also likely to spread to other cities as the sound seems to be advantageous for blackbirds finding mates.</strong></p></div><figure class="thumbnail"><div class="wrapper has-caption"> <img data-lazyloaded="1" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSIxMDAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjY2NyIgdmlld0JveD0iMCAwIDEwMDAgNjY3Ij48cmVjdCB3aWR0aD0iMTAwJSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxMDAlIiBzdHlsZT0iZmlsbDojY2ZkNGRiO2ZpbGwtb3BhY2l0eTogMC4xOyIvPjwvc3ZnPg==" width="1000" height="667" data-src="https://www.electrive.com/media/2024/06/bolt-amsel.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" /></div><figcaption><div></div><div>Images: Bolt, Daniel Bönnighausen</div></figcaption></figure><div class="sidebar"><div class="author">By Carrie Hampel</div><div class="date">24.06.2024 - 18:00 <br></div><div class="focus-tags"><ul class="tags"><li class="tag"><a href="https://www.electrive.com/tag/bolt/" title="Bolt">Bolt</a></li><li class="tag"><a href="https://www.electrive.com/tag/kiel/" title="Kiel">Kiel</a></li><li class="tag"><a href="https://www.electrive.com/tag/electric-kick-scooters/" title="electric kick scooters">electric kick scooters</a></li></ul></div><div class="c-interactions"><ul class="options"><li class="share"> <a href="#" class="button interactions-sharing" title="Teilen"></a><ul class="sub-options"><li><a href="https://twitter.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.electrive.com%2F2024%2F06%2F24%2Fgerman-blackbirds-imitate-the-sound-of-electric-scooters%2F&text=German+blackbirds+imitate+the+sound+of+electric+scooters&via=electrive" title="Teilen auf X">X</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.electrive.com%2F2024%2F06%2F24%2Fgerman-blackbirds-imitate-the-sound-of-electric-scooters%2F&title=German+blackbirds+imitate+the+sound+of+electric+scooters" title="Teilen auf LinkedIn">LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.electrive.com%2F2024%2F06%2F24%2Fgerman-blackbirds-imitate-the-sound-of-electric-scooters%2F" title="Teilen auf Facebook">Facebook</a></li></ul></li><li class="print"><a href="#" onclick="window.print()" class="button" title="Drucken"></a></li><li class="comments"><a href="#post-comments" class="button" title="Kommentare"></a></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="posts__single__content"><div class="content"><p class="wp-block-paragraph ">The German broadcaster NDR reported on the study and <a href="https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/Warum-Amseln-in-Kiel-Geraeusche-von-E-Rollern-nachmachen-und-wie-das-klingt,amseln100.html">included audio examples on its website</a>. The blackbirds were chirping the alarm signal of Bolt electric kick-scooters, a sound normally only emitted when the vehicles are moved without permission.</p><p class="wp-block-paragraph ">Ornithologist Bernd Koop explained that the frequency of the e-scooter alarm signal matches the frequency and rhythm of blackbird song. Blackbirds normally imitate the songs of other birds. “But if they hear a tone or a sequence of tones more frequently, as with the e-scooters, they become curious. And if they like it, they imitate it,” the expert explained.</p><p class="wp-block-paragraph ">He assumes that the sound is also likely to spread quickly among blackbirds in other cities with electric scooters. “The blackbirds find the sound attractive,” says Koop. 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