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Chimps found to use arm and mouth expressions to convey distance

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2017-11-15

A small team of researchers working at the Primate Research Institute at Kyoto University has found evidence that chimps are able to use gestures to convey distance to a person. In their paper published in the journal Biology Letters, the group describes experiments they carried out with chimps in a confined location, what they found and what their findings might mean for the development of symbolic communication in primates.

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https://phys.org/news/2017-11-chimps-arm-mouth-convey-distance.html