Orangutan Whistles And The Evolution Of Speech
Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 15:02
in Biology & Nature
Throughout history, human beings have used the whistle for everything from hailing a cab to carrying a tune. Now, an orangutan's spontaneous whistling is providing scientists at Great Ape Trust of Iowa new insights into the evolution of speech and learning. read more
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