Orangutan At German Zoo Learned To Vocalize Like Humans
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2015-09-29
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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.
According to the study, Tilda only makes these sounds during feeding time when zookeepers are with her, and often adds gestures such as pointing to the food. Researchers used both audio and video recordings to study her communication methods.
The lead author of the paper that is now published in PLOS ONE told Discovery News “It is our belief that Tilda learned to produce these calls from humans while she was in the entertainment business, putatively by copying a human trainer.”
It is believed Tilda was born around 1965 in Borneo, and she has spent the last 48 years of her life in captivity including performing for humans.An orangutan at a German Zoo learns to make vocalizations that sound a whole lot like people, and may help us understand both the origins of human speech ...
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 ...
This video shows a sample of faux-speech produced by Tilda, a wild-born Bornean orangutan who has learned to communicate like a human. Her grumblings ...
A female orangutan named Tilda, currently living in a German zoo, has recently learned to create human-like sounds, including tongue clicks and grumble-like ...
This video shows a sample of clicks produced by Tilda, a wild-born Bornean orangutan who has learned to communicate like a human. These clicks are ...
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.
According to the study, Tilda only makes these sounds during feeding time when zookeepers are with her, and often adds gestures such as pointing to the food. Researchers used both audio and video recordings to study her communication methods.
The lead author of the paper that is now published in PLOS ONE told Discovery News “It is our belief that Tilda learned to produce these calls from humans while she was in the entertainment business, putatively by copying a human trainer.”
It is believed Tilda was born around 1965 in Borneo, and she has spent the last 48 years of her life in captivity including performing for humans.An orangutan at a German Zoo learns to make vocalizations that sound a whole lot like people, and may help us understand both the origins of human speech ...
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 ...
This video shows a sample of faux-speech produced by Tilda, a wild-born Bornean orangutan who has learned to communicate like a human. Her grumblings ...
A female orangutan named Tilda, currently living in a German zoo, has recently learned to create human-like sounds, including tongue clicks and grumble-like ...
This video shows a sample of clicks produced by Tilda, a wild-born Bornean orangutan who has learned to communicate like a human. These clicks are ...
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