Regarding Animal Communication,which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 189

Multiple Choice

Regarding animal communication,which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) In their natural habitat, apes and monkeys make only a few dozen distinct cries, which carry messages, such as "attack," "flee," or "food here."
• B) Animal communication lacks the productive quality of human language.
• C) No ape or monkey has ever learned to form compound or conditional sentences.
• D) Even untrained chimps use simple gestures to communicate with humans.

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