Hints of Human Language Heard in Lip-Smacking Monkey Talk http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Sounds made by a little-known primate living in Ethiopia's mountain grasslands may hint at the origins of human speech. Unlike most other primates, which communicate in strings of short, relatively flat-toned syllables, geladas possess uncannily human-like vocal tempos and undulations.



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