Gestures & communication: chimpanzees have a point




Human Animal Science show

Summary: Imagine deciphering the first form of intentional communication to be recorded in the animal kingdom. That’s exactly what Dr Catherine Hobaiter has done after years of following wild chimpanzees in the Budongo Forest of Uganda, Africa. She studies the evolution, acquisition and flexibility of communication and social behaviour, in particular through long-term field studies of wild chimpanzees. For [&hellip