¶ … communicative processes of humans to those of non-humans, taking as a primary example the member of the primate family the chimpanzee with follow up examples from birds, members off the canine family and cats. Bibliography cites no sources.
Human and non-human communication, a comparison of interspecies speak
Humans and animals are very different creatures, however if we look at the differences in communication we can see that although humans have the ability to form words in their form of communication, animals also have their own unique way of communication, birds chirp and whistle, primates hoot and stamp the ground and wolves or those of the canine family growl, use their ears and tails in their own form of sign language.
Moreover if we compare the system of communication with that of those that are closest to the human race but are not human, this is the primate family, for this comparison we shall discuss the differences between human and chimpanzee.
When a human wishes to make himself heard he uses his vocal chords, when using this organ and muscle a vibration occurs and sounds are formed, this then develops into words that humans are able to understand, comparing this to chimpanzees we see a similar development however these sounds are different to those of the human as the chimpanzee does not form words but makes noises similar to screeches and hoots, in a way the chimpanzee is forming words in his own primate language yet humans are not privy to this foreign tongue.
Humans also have other ways of communicating other than the use of words, by the development of writing man has been able to put this thoughts and ideas onto paper, therefore forming a secondary and for some a primary form of communication.
Man also has the ability and the cognitive approaches to set other style of communicative processes through his mind, such as the ability to dream.
However this is not to say that primates do not have the same cognitive abilities to dream and think, their abilities although have not fully been tested in a comparison to humans yet still primates have a unique sense and keenness too learn and function in similar method to mimics. It must be asked that if chimpanzees are left in a human environment without any formal or scientific teaching would they actually become humanlike.
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