Study finds chimpanzees learn vocal calls from adults, showing learned communication
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A study conducted by the CNRS Institute of Cognitive Sciences, University of Warwick, and the Taï Chimpanzee Project reveals that chimpanzees may learn some vocal calls from adult chimpanzees. This finding suggests a parallel with how human children acquire language, providing the first evidence of learned vocal conventions in great ape communication.
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