Chimps, like humans, are able to pick up new lingo: study

Scientists discover that chimps, like humans, are able to learn and adopt the local lingo when they move into foreign territory.

Just as Bostonians moving to Tokyo ditch “grapefruit” and adopt “pamplemousse”, so chimps joining a new troop change their calls to match those of their new troop, according to new study published in Current Biology on Jan 5.