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Bonobos' calls may be the closest thing to animal language we've seen

31 points4 hoursarstechnica.com
robwwilliams2 hours ago

Great overview of more complex vocal communications. Farley Mowat makes a similar case for wolves in Never Cry Wolf: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Cry_Wolf

And almost certainly: cetaceans too.

thebeardisred1 hour ago

Does anyone know if a tokenization attempt has been made at this type of research?

readthenotes12 hours ago

Well, it apparently has one error in the first sentence. I wonder how well the rest of it stands up to scrutiny?

According to Wikipedia, the live in the Democratic Republic of Congo, not the Republic of Congo.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonobo

ViktorRay3 hours ago

If anyone is interested more in Bonobos and wants to learn more about that species and the way that species connects with humanity I suggest the following book:

https://www.amazon.com/Our-Inner-Ape-Primatologist-Explains/...

I read it many years ago and thought it to be excellent!