Chimpanzee Communication Styles Learned from Mothers, Not Fathers

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Chimpanzee Communication Styles Learned from Mothers, Not Fathers
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A study shows that young chimpanzees learn their vocal and visual communication styles primarily from their mothers, not their fathers, suggesting that social learning of communication may date back to the common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees millions of years ago.

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