For more then thirty years, researchers have demonstrated that many animals can perhaps understand and communicate within some sort of language. Studies on bees, dolphins, whales, and most extensively the great apes have concluded that there is some resemblance to the human language ability. Just how far that resemblance extends, however, has been a matter of controversy. Is it possible that like the childhood favorite, Doctor Dolittle, animals are able to communicate in logical ways? Throughout this paper, the main focus will be the studies involving the great apes. Their resemblances to humans on main levels other then language is noticeable and has been proven in testing, such as DNA. The studies to further understand their communication abilities have reached quite different conclusions and in doing so bring up four important questions that are the main focus of the ape language debate and this paper.
1. How spontaneously have apes used language?
2. How creatively have......

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Title: Apes
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