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Gorillas have developed a special vocalization, somewhere between a sneeze and a cough, to communicate with zoo keepers.

Western lowland gorillas' unique vocalizing sounds were noticed when they wanted something from humans, which questions whether there is more to it.

Gorillas in zoos create a new cry to interact with their human caretakers. Three researchers—two from the University of Georgia and one from Zoo Atlanta—discovered that gorillas at the zoo had developed a new cry that they use to communicate with people—typically those carrying food—at the zoo.

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A novel vocalization made by the captive great apes may help them draw human attention.

In a fascinating discovery, western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at Zoo Atlanta have been caught summoning their keepers using a strange cough-sneeze hybrid.

Researchers from the University of Georgia have found that gorillas are able to make novel calls when in new situations, after discovering captive primates make a unique sound to attract keepers.

A new study found that gorillas can not only tell different species apart by vocalization, but they can tell different human voices apart as well.

They can tell who was good or bad to them in the past.

Why do male gorillas beat their chests? New study offers intriguing evidence King Kong made the behavior famous, but scientists still know little about why the great apes perform this percussive display. ByJason Bittel Email But it may surprise you to learn that while scientists have speculated about the percussive display’s meanings, actual evidence for why male gorillas sometimes pound their chests has been scarce. “It is an extremely impressive display,” says Edward Wright, a primatolo...