Language evolution

Despite having being discovered nearly 80 years ago, bonobos (Pan paniscus) are still one of the least well understood of the great apes, largely remaining in the shadow of their better known cousins, the chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). This is especially evident in the domain of…

Researchers of many disciplines continue their pursuit to reconstruct the evolution of language, as it remains one of the few traits separating humans from other animal taxa. Because behavior does not leave evident traces in the fossil record, understanding the communication str…