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Great apes called chimpanzees can be found in central and western Africa. They seem to be our closest living relatives, sharing 98.7% of our genetic makeup with bonobos.
Similar to humans, chimpanzees use communication to coordinate their cooperative behavior – such as during hunting.
Similar to humans, the animals use communication to coordinate their cooperative behaviour.
When words fail, gestures can help to get the message across especially for people who have a language disorder
When words fail, gestures can help to get the message across - especially for people who have a language disorder. An international research team has now shown that listeners attend the gestures of people with aphasia more often and for much longer than previously thought. This has implications for the use of gestures in speech therapy.