Human infants receive up to 400 times more direct vocal communication than baby bonobos and nearly 70 times more than baby ...

An almost universal phenomenon in humans is the use of child-directed speech, where caregivers communicate with children, ...

Child-directed speech, or “baby talk,” plays a crucial role in language development and is a near-universal human behavior.

Paranthropus had distinctive traits that make them a key part of our evolutionary story. This video explains their significance and what scientists have uncovered about them.

A baby bonobo was born May 30 at the Milwaukee County Zoo, the zoo announced in a news release. Now, it’s ready for visitors.

But how would non-human great ape infants pick up any learned part of their communication system? Learning by other means Indeed, even in humans, there are other ways for infants to learn language.

Humans from different cultures speak to their children using a form of speech known as “child-directed speech”, or “baby talk”. Though to us, it may seem natural to communicate directly ...

Talking to babies in a high-pitched voice and using exaggerated pronunciation seems natural to most parents. This way of ...

Female chimps are often the ones who leave their birth group. That means most do not live near their mothers or sisters.