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273: Voice of the Apes
Why don't monkeys talk to us? New research tells us that if our primate cousins don't do language, it's not because of their vocal tracts. Those appear to be speech-ready. So if the voice is good to go, what's the holdup? Daniel is talking apes with Ben and Kylie on this episode of Talk the Talk.
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By Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård
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Why don't monkeys talk to us? New research tells us that if our primate cousins don't do language, it's not because of their vocal tracts. Those appear to be speech-ready. So if the voice is good to go, what's the holdup? Daniel is talking apes with Ben and Kylie on this episode of Talk the Talk.
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