Chimps use complex vocal communication

By Will Dunham
Updated May 20 2022 - 11:31am, first published 11:24am
Scientists have long known that chimpanzees use various vocalisations in the wild.
Scientists have long known that chimpanzees use various vocalisations in the wild.

Scientists exploring the evolutionary origin of language have detected a vocal communication system among wild chimpanzees more complex and structured than previously known, with a dozen call types combined into hundreds of different sequences.

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