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Evidence of Chimp Developing "Spoken" Language

testcase writes "The New Scientist has an article describing a bonobo who appears to have developed a simple vocabulary. Researchers who have analyzed recordings of the chimp have been able to identify four sounds he makes in different contexts indicating 'banana, grapes, juice and yes.'"

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  1. Evidence of Humans Undeveloping "Spoken" Language by bic2k · · Score: 4, Funny

    Recent studies show humans are losing the ability for "Spoken" langauge. An associate professor at the university of craven had this to say, "Our research shows that humans have been attempting to do this through the excessive use of beverages for thousands of years. Only recently has the human population discovered the "internet". This internet seems to be the cause for the slow degeneration of spoken language." Another professor from the college of fine arts and crafts had this to say, "Wait minute, got message icq".

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    --- its to bad about the monkey, I kinda liked them
  2. A well known US primate... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    George Bush -

    Known Words:

    Oil, War, Terrorist and Money.

  3. That's just great... by 3waygeek · · Score: 4, Funny

    now it's even harder to distinguish President Bush from a chimp.