Orangutans hand it to researchers

Orangutans try to communicate by gesturing in the same way as people do, researchers find.

GET MY MEANING? Orangutans try different gesturing strategies when they think they’re being misunderstood, researchers say. E. Cartmill/Univ. of St. Andrews

In a series of sessions with captive female orangutans, Richard Byrne and his colleagues at the University of St.