Scientists found that the Broca's area in chimp brains is activated when they vocalize or make gestures. This area in human brains is responsible for speech comprehension, producing speech, and processing language. Another similarity between chimpanzees and man.
Now if only it were socially acceptable to take a cue from them and swat at someone who annoys you.
(This is Washoe, a female chimp believed to be the first non-human to acquire human language.)
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