NPR reported
In a study published in the journal PLOS Biology, Mine and his colleagues conclude that young chimps learn vocal and visual patterns of communication primarily from their mothers and maternal relatives. They think that this ability, which mirrors the way that young humans learn from their primary caretakers, may date back to at least that ancient moment.
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