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They resemble those typically used by infants - such as pouting, whimpering and showing tantrums. The noises are similar to the babbles made by human babies.
Just like people, chimpanzees and bonobos aren't ones for leaving without saying goodbye.
Affen sind halt doch wie wir Menschen: Schimpansen und Bonobos begrüßen sich, stellen Augenkontakt her und verabschieden sich auch voneinander. Eine britische Studie hat sich das Primaten-Verhalten genauer angeschaut.
When we're talking to another person, we probably wouldn't leave without saying goodbye; that would just be impolite.
When humans interact with each other, we tend to follow invisible rules. We may greet each other with 'hi, how are you?' to indicate the start of a conversation; once someone starts using phrases like 'oh, it was nice to see you', we know the chat