There have been several notable examples of scientists teaching non-human primates basic signs in order to communicate with humans.[1] Notable examples are:-
The gestural theory states that vocal human language developed from a gestural sign language.[2] An important question for gestural theory is what caused the shift to vocalization.[3]
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