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One of the classic things that people say makes humans special is, well, the language we use to say we're special. But new research suggests that some of our evolutionary cousins might be hot on our tails when it comes to gossiping, and it's not even our closest relatives. Here's what the latest research says about whether we can learn about language evolution from... orangutans?
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One of the classic things that people say makes humans special is, well, the language we use to say we're special. But new research suggests that some of our evolutionary cousins might be hot on our tails when it comes to gossiping, and it's not even our closest relatives. Here's what the latest research says about whether we can learn about language evolution from... orangutans?
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