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flag Study finds young chimps learn communication styles primarily from their mothers, not fathers.

flag A new study in PLOS Biology reveals that young chimpanzees learn communication styles mainly from their mothers, not their fathers. flag Researchers observed chimpanzees in their natural habitat, noting that maternal relatives share similar vocal and non-vocal behaviors. flag This learning pattern could date back to when the ancestors of chimps and humans diverged six to eight million years ago, suggesting similarities in how both species learn from primary caretakers.

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