New research suggests wild chimpanzees have developed a far more nuanced communication system than previously realized, using several mechanisms that combine their vocalizations to create new meaning.

Chimpanzees Asanti and Akuna vocalising. A new study shows that wild chimpanzees use a variety of call combinations to expand messaging. Credit: Liran Samuni / Taï Chimpanzee Project A recent study ...

A new study of recording and analyzing 5,000 wild chimpanzee calls reveals that chimpanzees combine 12 different barks in a complex way to create 390 different 'syntaxes.' Mankind, the only known ...

Could chimpanzees hold a key to the evolution of human language? A recent study reveals complex vocal combinations in our closest relatives. Researchers recorded thousands of vocalizations from wild ...