Chimpanzees Blowing Raspberries Offer First Evidence of Learned Vocal Conventions in Great Ape Communication
Researchers found young chimpanzees learn raspberry calls from adults, suggesting the sound is a social convention rather than an innate vocal reflex.
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The authors of the study compared the behavior of 91 monkeys.
Chimpanzees blowing raspberries offer first evidence of learned vocal conventions in great ape communication
Chimpanzees may learn how to use some of their calls from the adults around them, in a surprising parallel with how human children learn words, finds a study from the CNRS Institute of Cognitive Sciences, University of Warwick and Taï Chimpanzee Project.
Chimpanzees also have their own rules of communication. They learn which sounds to use and when from older members of their species. Chimpanzees can produce all kinds of sounds, from cries and growls to a sound that looks suspiciously like a fart made with your lips. Researchers call the latter a raspberry. For a long time, it was assumed that chimpanzees instinctively know when they […] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl .
Writing Science, 9 Nov (EFE).- In human language there is usually no relation between the sound of a word and its meaning, which is learned and transmitted socially. Chimpanzees can also learn, through adults, the moment and use of some of the sounds they emit. So far, it was believed that [...]
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