Chimpanzee Gestures Mirror Human Conversational Turn-Taking, Study Finds
Research on East African Chimpanzees Reveals Sophisticated Communication Similar to Human Interactions
Humans might be the masters of quick-fire banter, but chimpanzees have their own rapid back-and-forths, albeit in the form of hand signals. Recent research1 reveals that wild chimpanzees in East Africa exhibit communication patterns remarkably similar to human conversational turn-taking.
