Primate Vocalizations Are Much More Than Gibberish
Nonhuman primates clearly do more than just screech meaningless sounds at each other, but what are the limits of their communication?
Primate Vocalizations Are Much More Than Gibberish
Jay Schwartz
Jay Schwartz is pursuing a Ph.D. in neuroscience and animal behavior at Emory University. As part of his M.A. in anthropology from Ohio State University, he studied howler monkey behavior in southern Mexico. Before that, he did volunteer work rehabilitating orphaned howler monkeys at the Alouatta Sanctuary in Panama. His current research focuses on the vocal communication of emotion in rhesus macaques and humans.
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Should Chimps Be Considered People Under the Law?
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