1. There are different opinions whether apes can communicate or not. Since these animals do not have an apparatus for talking as humans beings, they look for other means to communicate.
According to the reading, apes have the ability
to understand language at a very minimum level, just as a little child can use linguistic
responses. However, the lecture indicates that there is not enough research
that shows that apes can communicate since the use of language has to be
creatively and has to be able to take turns in conversation.
The reading suggests that koko, a lowland gorilla,
has showed to differentiate between many sounds. In the same way, a male
companion of koko´s also learned to discriminate them. Moreover, a study
indicates that an adult chimpanzee can use keyboard of symbols, even better
than a young child. The lecture mentions that people skeptical of ape
communication say believers are blinded by attachments.
Finally, the lecture expresses that it is
necessary to make a brain scan so the dispute generated about the ability of
apes to communicate might be solved.
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