Vocal fold control beyond the species-specific repertoire in an orang-utan
(2016)
Journal Article
Lameira, A., Hardus, M. E., Mielke, A., Wich, S. A., & Shumaker, R. W. (2016). Vocal fold control beyond the species-specific repertoire in an orang-utan. Scientific Reports, 6, Article 30315. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep30315
Vocal fold control was critical to the evolution of spoken language, much as it today allows us to learn vowel systems. It has, however, never been demonstrated directly in a non-human primate, leading to the suggestion that it evolved in the human l... Read More about Vocal fold control beyond the species-specific repertoire in an orang-utan.