Orangutan At German Zoo Learned To Vocalize Like Humans
- 10 years ago
A female orangutan that calls a German zoo home is able to effectively communicate with keepers in an unusual manner. Named Tilda, she doesn’t rely solely on her natural sounds to attract a person’s attention, but instead she often mimics human vocalizations.
New research suggests a female orangutan that calls a German zoo home is believed to communicate with her keepers in human-like manner. Named Tilda, she doesn’t rely solely on her natural sounds to attract a person’s attention, but instead she often mimics what are thought to be human vocalizations.
Tilda appears to show speech-like patterns by both controlling her lips and tongue, as well manipulating her vocal folds. In order for her to produce the consonant-like noises, the orangutan clicks her tongue which in turn creates varying tones.
This vocal action is similar to how humans pronounce consonants such as “b”.In another one of her calls, she produces grumbles in a way that is comparable to how we make vowel sounds.
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New research suggests a female orangutan that calls a German zoo home is believed to communicate with her keepers in human-like manner. Named Tilda, she doesn’t rely solely on her natural sounds to attract a person’s attention, but instead she often mimics what are thought to be human vocalizations.
Tilda appears to show speech-like patterns by both controlling her lips and tongue, as well manipulating her vocal folds. In order for her to produce the consonant-like noises, the orangutan clicks her tongue which in turn creates varying tones.
This vocal action is similar to how humans pronounce consonants such as “b”.In another one of her calls, she produces grumbles in a way that is comparable to how we make vowel sounds.
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