UZH: Chimpanzees use primitive forms of communication

On May 15, 2023, 13:11 — Public news service — OSN Imitating appearance of a snake, researchers from Zurich universities (UZH) managed to define rudimentary system of communication of wild chimpanzees. As reports Natural communications, monkeys let out disturbing cries at the sight of potential danger. Thus the sequence of shouts and addresses of a chimpanzee was more effective for drawing attention of other monkey. In other words, primacies have a certain syntax in speeches, and also some types of shouts. So, "khuus" is a disturbing sound, "vaa" – it is similar to bark and is less disturbing...