Ape language

Ape language refers to the ability of non-human primates, such as gorillas, orangutans, and chimpanzees, to communicate through a form of sign language or symbols. This means that these animals can use gestures, signs, or objects to convey meaning and express themselves.

Imagine you are playing with your friend but instead of using words to talk, you are using hand signals and pictures to convey your messages. This is similar to what apes do when they use sign language to communicate.

Sometimes these apes can use a special keyboard or computer system, which has symbols on it that they can press to create words and sentences. This is called the symbolic communication system.

Apes can learn a lot of different words and signs, just like humans can learn languages like English, Spanish, or Mandarin. They can even understand and use abstract concepts like "me," "you," "now," and "tomorrow."

However, while apes can communicate in a pretty complex way, their language skills are not the same as humans. Humans have more advanced language skills because of our larger brains and unique vocal cords, which allow us to produce a much wider range of sounds than apes can.

So even though apes are really smart and can communicate in their own way, we still have a lot of differences that make human language unique.