Bonobos’ calls may be the closest thing to animal language we’ve seen
To do this, Berthet and her colleagues built a database of 700 bonobo calls and deciphered them using methods drawn from ...
Hoots and grunts from bonobos show signs of complex communication, researchers say
The peeps, hoots and grunts of wild bonobos, a species of great ape living in the African rainforest, can convey complex ...
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Bonobos’ Complex Calls Share an Extraordinary Trait with Human Language
Bonobos’ grunts, peeps and whistles may share an advanced linguistic property with human language ...
In the Calls of Bonobos, Scientists Hear Hints of Language
Hundreds of hours of recordings suggest that the apes can generate meaning by stringing sounds together in pairs. But some ...
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Bonobos use a kind of syntax once thought to be unique to humans
The way bonobos combine vocal sounds to create new meanings suggests the evolutionary building blocks of human language are ...
Bonobos combine calls in similar ways to human language, study finds
Bonobos—our closest living relatives—create complex and meaningful combinations of calls resembling the word combinations of ...
Kanzi, Des Moines' world famous bonobo, dies at Ape Initiative at age 44
Kanzi the bonobo died Tuesday afternoon. The 44-year-old showed no signs of illness or discomfort before being found unresponsive.
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Remembering Kanzi, the ape that could communicate with people
Des Moines’ Ape Initiative, as well as scientists and animal lovers around the world, are mourning the loss of Kanzi, the ...
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Bonobos and chimps offer clues to how our early ancestors had sex for social purposes
Two male bonobos groom one another at Lola ya Bonobo Sanctuary, DR Congo. Credit: Zanna Clay/Lola ya Bonobo In total, over 1,400 hours of observations were taken involving 53 bonobos and 75 ...