A study reveals that great apes communicate very little with their young, suggesting that ‘baby talk’ is unique to the human ...

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Child-directed speech, or “baby talk,” plays a crucial role in language development and is a near-universal human behavior.

Great apes – bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans – all emit play calls that acoustically resemble human chuckles.

A new study from Indiana University discovered that bonobos, humans’ closest living relatives, make similar vocalizations ...

Ancient humans in Africa changed their behaviour in a major way 70,000 years ago, which could explain how their descendants ...

Humans from different cultures speak to their children using a form of speech known as “child-directed speech”, or “baby talk”. Though to us, it may seem natural to ...

Killer whales have been documented offering food provisions to humans swimming near them or in nearby boats. Learn more about ...

Researchers have documented orcas seemingly gifting rays, seals and fish to scientists and divers, which could suggest they ...

Our human evolution workshops were conducted with well-resourced and historically disadvantaged schools attending. The grade ...

Chimpanzees adopt pointless fads, just like humans, researchers have found. The animals were seen wearing grass and sticks in ...