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Orangutan's Vocal Feats Hint At Deeper Roots of Human Speech

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Rocky spent his first few years raised by people, and is particularly attuned to human speech and behavior, researchers say. But his remarkable ability to learn and match human pitch and common sounds of speech surprised them. (Mark Kaser/Courtesy of Indianapolis Zoo)
Rocky spent his first few years raised by people, and is particularly attuned to human speech and behavior, researchers say. But his remarkable ability to learn and match human pitch and common sounds of speech surprised them. (Mark Kaser/Courtesy of Indianapolis Zoo)

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