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... apes share with Homo , apparently through inheritance from our common ancestor , a ten- dency toward complex communication sys- tems . For years scientists wondered whether apes could be taught to speak . Until the 1960s , attempts to ...
... apes share with Homo , apparently through inheritance from our common ancestor , a ten- dency toward complex communication sys- tems . For years scientists wondered whether apes could be taught to speak . Until the 1960s , attempts to ...
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... apes is a product of human intervention and teaching . The experiments have not indicated that apes can invent language ( nor are hu- man children ever faced with that task ) . However , young apes have managed to learn the basics of ...
... apes is a product of human intervention and teaching . The experiments have not indicated that apes can invent language ( nor are hu- man children ever faced with that task ) . However , young apes have managed to learn the basics of ...
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... apes show these characteristics ? 8. What is meant by the statement : " Apes aren't people , but they aren't just animals either " ? 9. What are the implications for human evolu- tion of Ameslan use by apes ? 10. What is the fundamental ...
... apes show these characteristics ? 8. What is meant by the statement : " Apes aren't people , but they aren't just animals either " ? 9. What are the implications for human evolu- tion of Ameslan use by apes ? 10. What is the fundamental ...
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