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What happens when linguistic tools used to analyze human language are applied to a conversation between a language-competent bonobo and a human? The findings, published this month in the Journal of Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, indicate that bonobos may exhibit larger linguistic competency in ordinary conversation than in controlled experimental settings.
Tuesday, 26 August 2008 08:18

Capuchin Monkeys Get Pleasure From Sharing

If you are going to study the AQA Psychology Unit 4 option " comparative psychology", you may be interested in this new research related to evolutionary explanations of altruism - capuchin monkeys were more likely to share with a relative or a familiar monkey than a stranger.