Orangutans can play the kazoo – here’s what this tells us about speech evolution

Sat, 12 Oct 2019 05:28:24 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://thenextweb.com/syndication/2019/10/05/orangutans-can-play-the-kazoo-heres-what-this-tells-us-about-speech-evolution/>

"A kazoo might seem a world away from the spoken word. But our ability
to produce its buzzing, Donald Duck-like sound at will was key in us
ever developing the ability to speak at all. And while our capacity for
speech is unique, my colleague Robert Shumaker and I have used the
novelty instrument to show that great apes aren’t far behind."

Via Glyn Moody, who added "another great reason not to exterminate them…
#indonesia #palmoil"

Cheers,
        *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net                   Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/             Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/                Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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