A recent study in Science reveals that bonobos, our closest primate relatives, can create phrases using vocal sounds, similar to human language structure. Researchers recorded over 700 calls from 30 adult bonobos and identified various combinations, with findings indicating that four combinations follow sentence rules akin to those seen in human communication. This discovery, which casts doubt on the idea of language as a distinctly human trait, highlights bonobos' cognitive abilities and suggests a shared linguistic ancestry with humans.
A study found that bonobos can combine vocal sounds to create phrases with new meanings, challenging previous beliefs about the uniqueness of human language.
Melissa Berthet, a researcher, stated that this research reveals how human language is not as unique as once believed, suggesting a shared evolutionary trait.
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