The mystery is “why this gesture” and not “are they communicating”
The hypothesis that’s being put forward is this:
Apes, they argue, do not inherit specific gestures, but they do inherit the sense that they can use gestures to communicate with other chimpanzees. The animals create new gestures by borrowing — or “recruiting,” in the scientists’ lingo — movements that apes commonly make.
They’d probably get less engagement if I did that; headlines that confuse people cause them to comment, which in turn causes Facebook and Reddit to show content to more people.
Sounds like humans. Not sure why scientists would think all apes would use the same language. Even giving a middle finger isn’t a universal gesture across our species.
Because they’re communicating? Mystery solved?
The mystery is “why this gesture” and not “are they communicating”
The hypothesis that’s being put forward is this:
Oh okay, that makes more sense. I suppose I should have read the article, but I think they should have let you write the title.
They’d probably get less engagement if I did that; headlines that confuse people cause them to comment, which in turn causes Facebook and Reddit to show content to more people.
Sounds like humans. Not sure why scientists would think all apes would use the same language. Even giving a middle finger isn’t a universal gesture across our species.