Bonobos’ grunts, peeps and whistles may share an advanced linguistic property with human language ...

A peep from a bonobo is believed to mean roughly “I would like to…” and a whistle is believed to mean “let’s stay together.” But when combined to make a “peep-whistle,” it’s thought to mean something ...

Bonobos form vocal combinations that reflect structured meaning, suggesting language-like traits evolved millions of years ...