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Asahi: Monkeys develop own 'dialects'
Just like their human cousins, monkeys that live in different regions of Japan have developed their own "dialects," a research group said. The findings could have an impact on research into how human languages developed, according to the group. Monkey dialects are differentiated by cries of varied pitches, according to researchers at Kyoto University's Primate Research Institute in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture...more...
