Comments on: Campbell’s Monkeys Language Deciphered http://primatology.net/2009/12/08/campbells-monkeys-language-deciphered/ We ain’t monkeyin’ around here. Fri, 11 May 2012 12:00:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: krax http://primatology.net/2009/12/08/campbells-monkeys-language-deciphered/#comment-10713 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:00:40 +0000 http://primatology.net/?p=628#comment-10713 Yes, and I believe that Savage-Rumbaugh says that there is a good possibility that bonobos have a vocal language that has yet to be deciphered.

]]> By: Prancing Papio, FCD http://primatology.net/2009/12/08/campbells-monkeys-language-deciphered/#comment-10711 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:34:41 +0000 http://primatology.net/?p=628#comment-10711 You’re right Krax, most of the ape language research were done using human sign language which calls to mind the validity of another species trying to speak like us.

Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh does comprehensive research on ape language. Unfortunately, I do not have any of her articles that can be viewed for free so I can’t link it to you.

Here are some interesting chimpanzee vocalizations from Harvard http://www.wjh.harvard.edu/~mnkylab/media/chimpcalls.html

]]> By: krax http://primatology.net/2009/12/08/campbells-monkeys-language-deciphered/#comment-10707 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:00:47 +0000 http://primatology.net/?p=628#comment-10707 Well, it can be argued that we haven’t seen a demonstration of syntax when we teach a human designed language to a chimp or bonobo. But how much of an attempt has there been to decipher ape calls using the same methodology as this study?

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