Monkey Gossip Hints at Social Origins of Language

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In all social species, he says, communication "helps individuals navigate their daily social lives, usually by influencing the minds and behaviour of group members". He adds that communication helps resolve the tension between a species' "need to compete and a desire to cooperate".

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