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Are animals saying anything?

Jessica Hartel outlines the current evidence on animal language and tells us about her own conversations with chimpanzees

A group of chimps at Kibale National Park comfort each other after a display of aggression

Does the term ‘language’ inherently imply that it is uniquely human?

While humans clearly have a highly specialised language ability — allowing us to discuss real or abstract ideas across space and time — our closest modern kin may possess some of the skills from which our own ability evolved.

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