Join us in our conversation on communication in great apes. We explore how Chimpanzees use turn-taking in their communication, Bas shares some fascinating stories from his infield experience and much more.

Licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0 Cognitive Science Student Journal, Osnabrück University

For more information:

Almost human with Jane Goodall (Documentary, 2007)

Pika, S., Wilkinson, R., Kendrick, K. H., & Vernes, S. C. (2018). Taking turns: bridging the gap between human and animal communication. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 285(1880), 20180598.

Graham, K. E., Hobaiter, C., Ounsley, J., Furuichi, T., & Byrne, R. W. (2018). Bonobo and chimpanzee gestures overlap extensively in meaning. PLoS biology, 16(2), e2004825.

Monkeytalk: Inside the Worlds and Minds of Primates (Fischer, 2017, book)

Credits:

Produced by: Sophie Kühne and Alina OhnesorgeLogo by: Annika RichterMusic by: Jan-Luca Schröder