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Studying chimpanzee calls for clues about the origins of human language

  • Written by Michael Wilson, Associate Professor of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota
Nisarg Desai observes wild chimps known as Sandi, Ferdinand and Siri in Tanzania.Michael Wilson, CC BY-ND

Freud, Wilkie and the other chimpanzees peacefully fed and rested in the sun-dappled Tanzanian forest. Mzee Hilali stood next to me, writing notes on the chimpanzees’ behavior, as he had been doing for over 30 years as a field assistant...

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