Monkeys have vocal tools, but not brains, to talk like humans
Videos of grunting, cooing show macaques could make key vowel, consonant sounds
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THWARTED SPEAKER Macaque monkeys have vocal tracts capable of producing enough vowel sounds to speak English and many other languages, a new study finds. But the monkeys’ brains aren’t up to the task of enabling their airways to articulate words, researchers say.
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