New study shows how complex bonobo communication is similar to that of human infants
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 06:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Researchers at the University of Birmingham, UK and the University of Neuchatel, Switzerland, have found that wild bonobos, our closest living relatives in the primate world, communicate in a similar manner to human infants, using a high-pitched call type, or 'peep', that requires context to be understood.