Thursday, March 11, 2010

Decoding the long calls of the orangutan


Filed under: Origins of language

Research into the long calls of male Orangutans in Borneo has given scientists new insight into how these solitary apes communicate through dense jungle. An acoustic analysis of the calls, published today in Ethology, reveals that the calls not only serve to attract females, but also contain information on the identity and the context of the caller.

Full text: EurekAlert


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