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Published online 17 May 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060515-11
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Shouting monkeys show surprising eloquence
Monkeys string sounds together to create meaning.
It may not be exactly poetry, but a species of monkey has demonstrated an unsuspected level of articulacy. Researchers working in Nigeria have found that putty-nosed monkeys can use their two warning calls as 'building blocks' to create a third call with a different meaning.
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