Apr 3, 2022
Chimps share humans’ ‘snappy’ conversational style
Cat Hobaiter Chimpanzees use gestures to communicate Like humans, wild chimpanzees engage in snappy, turn-taking conversations, where they wait just a fraction of a second for their turn to ‘speak’. The animals communicate mostly with gestures including hand movements and facial expressions. Scientists who studied their chats in detail found that they took “fast-paced turns”