Orangutans
May. 19th, 2025 11:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ysabetwordsmithWild orangutans show communication complexity thought to be uniquely human
Researchers have found that wild orangutans vocalize with a layered complexity previously thought to be unique to human communication, suggesting a much older evolutionary origin.
All the great apes have more sophisticated linguistic capacity compared to other primates. I wonder how long it'll take scientists to figure out the rest.
Researchers have found that wild orangutans vocalize with a layered complexity previously thought to be unique to human communication, suggesting a much older evolutionary origin.
All the great apes have more sophisticated linguistic capacity compared to other primates. I wonder how long it'll take scientists to figure out the rest.
