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Research by Dutch scientist Van Boekholt has revealed that wild chimpanzees can invent their own individual gestures, not just use group-wide instinctive ones.
By PA/TPN, in Europe, World, Curiosity · 26 Oct 2024, 10:31 · 0 Comments
While captive chimps can learn new signs from humans, this is the first instance observed in the wild.
According to primatologist Iris de Winter, studying these behaviours offers insights into the evolution of human communication and social interaction.
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