Thursday, July 3, 2014

Scientists Translate Chimpanzee and Bonobo Gestures That Resemble Human Language

Scientists have described the communications of chimpanzees and bonobos in new and unsurpassed detail, offering a lexicon for our closest living relatives and even a glimpse into the origins of human language. "We have the closest thing to human language that you can see in nature," said cognitive biologist Richard Byrne.

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