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EPISODE · May 29, 2023 · 45 MIN

The Chimps are Talking

from We Have Concerns · host Anthony Carboni/Jeff Cannata

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A study was published in Nature examining communication among chimpanzees. It found that chimps use "words," and can combine the words into "syntactic-like structures," the beginnings of phrases and sentences. Jeff and Anthony dig into how the researchers came to this conclusion, and discuss how this might alter their perception of primates.

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