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Chimps have accents? Grunts give away where primates grew up
- Chimpanzees have accents, as shown by a new study from a British research team.
- Chimpanzees develop dialects as they grow from youngsters, with distinct population-specific vocal patterns becoming more pronounced as they mature.
- The research challenges the idea that chimpanzee calls are fixed and solely genetic in origin.
- Study leader Kassandra Giragosian said social interactions and environment shape how young chimps communicate, as differences in grunts, whimpers, and laughter become clearer with age.
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Chimps have accents? Grunts give away where primates grew up
Scientists discovered that the primates develop distinct "population-specific vocal patterns" as they mature.
·Wiggins, United States
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