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Science

MarkCharles

(2,261 posts) Mon Jan 2, 2012, 03:52 PM Jan 2012

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Chimpanzees consider their audience when communicating

"Chimpanzees appear to consider who they are "talking to" before they call out.

Researchers found that wild chimps that spotted a poisonous snake were more likely to make their "alert call" in the presence of a chimp that had not seen the threat.

This indicates that the animals "understand the mindset" of others.

The insight into the primates' remarkable intelligence will be published in the journal Current Biology."

......"These findings, Dr Crockford said, provide an important insight into a factor that may have "kick-started" complex communication."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16305600