[HN Gopher] Bonobos' calls may be the closest thing to animal la...
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Bonobos' calls may be the closest thing to animal language we've
seen
Author : rbanffy
Score : 22 points
Date : 2025-04-03 20:39 UTC (2 hours ago)
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| ViktorRay wrote:
| If anyone is interested more in Bonobos and wants to learn more
| about that species and the way that species connects with
| humanity I suggest the following book:
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| https://www.amazon.com/Our-Inner-Ape-Primatologist-Explains/...
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| I read it many years ago and thought it to be excellent!
| robwwilliams wrote:
| Great overview of more complex vocal communications. Farley Mowat
| makes a similar case for wolves in Never Cry Wolf:
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Cry_Wolf
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| And almost certainly: cetaceans too.
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