The 'masters' communicate in the animal world

Detecting chimpanzees with the ability to ' chat ' with hands can help the scientific community better understand the development of language. However, this is not the only species that has the skills to communicate information in the animal world. Besides research (Photo 1) saves the formation and development of human language, one of the most complex language systems, scientists also learn about animals that use sound to communicate.

Although there are talents when ' talking ', our closest relatives do not have much pronunciation skills. According to Dr. Klaus Zuberbuhler, an expert in communication of primates in St Andrews University (UK), the reason is that the 'vocabulary' of most primates is very limited, the amount of sound they can generate relatively little. Many animals are found to have the ability to assign meaning to some sounds to convey information when communicating. For example, white forehead monkeys have 3 specific alarm call pulls

Accordingly, 3 feedback voices are also very personal. Some species even have the ability to use and understand simple grammar. For example, nosed-nose macaque monkeys in West Africa can combine sounds to create complex sounds. In Dr. Klaus's lab, some primates have demonstrated the ability to understand human language.

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For example, the dwarf monkey named Kanzi (photo 1) can understand about 3,000 words and simple sentences. Kanzi coach said it can combine words to form a single sentence.

Like primates, most mammals are able to understand some languages ​​but cannot 'respond'. Rico dogs belong to the coli genus (photo 2) is the most obvious example. According to Professor Julia Fischer of the German Primate Research Center, all Rico can do is growl and bark. However, it can identify the names of more than 200 toys and understand simple sentences.

Contrary to the previous species, some other animals can listen, imitate and replay the sounds they learn. For example, dolphins can mimic signaling, humpback whales capable of singing very special and complex songs. With the ability to imitate, two African gray parrots named N'kisi and Alex also impressed researchers thanks to their rich vocabulary. Seals, bats, elephants, songbirds and hummingbirds are also in the group capable of learning pronunciation.

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