How to Speak Chimpanzee | Extraordinary Animals | BBC Earth

Dr Katja Liebal is at Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire to study the chimps in their enclosure. She believes that the chimps have their own complex system of communication and hopes to compile the world's first chimpanzee dictionary. Subscribe: bit.ly/BBCEarthSub
Taken from Extraordinary Animals Series 2
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[@herropreaseherro7870]

1:12 whisper whisper whisper...."WHO!"

[@TheBassHeavy]

Laughed out loud at this hhaha

[@Mr-Ad-196]

Ahahah lol.

[@parlayphresh3062]

I literally lol

[@ekfylobifteki]

I'm dead 😂

[@arturo1990]

LmOooooo

[@heavyweaponsguy6824]

3:38 that dude needs to chill he already has two mangos.

[@muk420425]

You can never have enough mangos

[@doombeat5893]

Look at his arms...you really want to deny him mango

[@itsprod.472]

@@doombeat5893 lol

[@PraTaeTae]

Should’ve put him at tahiti there’s plenty of mangoes there

[@ekosubandie2094]

gib more mangos hooman

[@pomponi0]

"Non verbal communication" 1:15 That looks like this guy told the other one a gossip and he felt OUTRAGED, lol

[@ewaszorek3591]

So funny

[@jordirodri1362]

Lmao he told him someone stole his banana and he said WHO hahaha

[@kevinzhu6417]

Chimp 1: Bobo has been talking mad shit Chimp 2: Forreal?

[@Defenestration700]

Nah, they were just contemplating the Random Chimp Event

[@Kakerate2]

@@jordirodri1362 LOL

[@mr.queasy2280]

3:32 when you open a pack of gum in school

[@fixesgp8901]

Hahhahaha

[@satyamprakash7030]

This is far too funny to only have 13 likes

[@GinoNL]

Facts😂😂😂

[@zem_oni]

Oof

[@bluecoconut9543]

Chimp: yo gimme some Chimp: no Chimp: yo you greedy af

[@loukianos6328]

0:56 Chimps: *_REEEE, REEEEE, REEEEE_* Girl: I see, mhm, yeah yeah... Ill note that down.

[@chancegivens9390]

I don't see what's special about it those are the exact same noises I make when I'm alone at home.

[@IdiotToonz]

*chimp goes flying* Girl: yep, that goes in to the book!

[@crowmaster9652]

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@liberator48]

When a chimp does it, its interesting study. When i do it i'm a gross nerd who should die. I don't understand women...

[@theresidentone]

Chimps: **Throws poop** Her: fascinating, what could this mean🤔

[@cragscleft1658]

1:44 looks like my dad

[@MO-kc7th]

Cragscleft LMAO

[@youdarnweebsgetoffmylawn]

He IS your dad

[@shaggy6516]

Dude i think we have the same dad

[@LoneWolf77789]

Lol😂😂

[@FlyingUnosaur]

Me too. except mine isn't black.

[@OEFTF11]

my wife needs to watch this so she can understand my non verbal communication, i'm pretty much a simple minded high functioning chimp.

[@BreachSheff]

"They even perform actions that seem... all too human." Literally spat my food out laughing at this bit

[@Greenthero]

Wow BBC news it’s almost like they share like 99% of their DNA with us

[@lurategh]

3:05 I cracked up.

[@ekfylobifteki]

I used to do the same when I was 7 😪

[@spirit9544]

3:05 that other chimp was like “yo homie why you gotta do that sh*t around me? i told you about that.”

[@tastingthunder1237]

1:12 "someone ate your cookies" "who"

[@seandiko2687]

I'm preparing for the random chimp event

[@siyacer]

You can never be prepared

[@moralstrash]

@@siyacer You have to live every second of your life ready to face the chimplord

[@CUT3FRI3NDLY]

3:09 digging in his nose

[@RamanNoodles01]

And he ate it

[@navkrishna1476]

1:15 "Someone stole your banana" "Who?" . . . Chill dude, the yellow one

[@tzviru]

we imitate each other too, mainly in speech, that's why language changes so much between generations

[@JustinCrediblename]

especially bred for massive hemorrhoids

[@jameshurtado5389]

Chimps have a complicated communicative system based on non verbal communication, an example of this being poop throwing

[@michaelfleming8490]

5 seconds in when you realize it isn’t David Attenborough and your trust in the narrator is waning by the second.

[@overcookedwater1947]

Finally now I can return to monke

[@cuttheknot4781]

The woman is beautiful and kind.

[@INVAILDNAME]

1:02 She records fighting apes and does not try to stop them.

[@deathstalker2099]

*WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY*

[@MarekUtd]

I came for the chimps but I stayed for katja.

[@justynabm4959]

Why don't they have educational toys or puzzles available to play with ?

[@elskankhunt42]

0:56 worldstar!

[@SB-129]

Chimp Dictionary. We shall call it the Chimptionary...

[@isaiahnavarro3480]

Chimp A: 1:10 YO BRO GUESS WHAT *whisper* I think the new girl is DTM with you bro Chimp B: 1:16 WHO?

[@blurry4800]

Now I can talk to my sister with her language.

[@papalinguine6261]

1:14 "bro dont make it obvious you lookin but that chick over there got that wagon"

[@Peppe_01]

Finally I can communicate with swedish imigrants

[@ashissamuel8680]

A teen rival... Teens are always a headache in every animal species...

[@zabilac7501]

They're trying to floss

[@anyoneelsebutme5757]

3:34 i just realized the guy on the left is trying to hide his mango in his mouth so he can get a third one

[@valiantthor2215]

Dr. Katia is well fit!

[@santoshjha108]

Quarantine teaches a lot....

[@henrikandreason7261]

Joe is only going to use shimp face language in his next episode.

[@pantherman16]

Chimps rule the mountains. Gorilla's are afraid of chimp tribes. Multiple male chimp fighters versus one lone silverback who doesn't stand a chance.

[@twd_logan_9928]

Pita looks like rocket from planet of the apes

[@khrystyanafofana3875]

I think you greatly misunderstood their communication

[@zakurn1086]

Chimpanzee look like they are always old.

[@Spiritual_AJ01]

Probably because these chimps are old

[@elderscrollsbp]

Dr Katja is super cute

[@nattsurfaren]

What about monkeys studying chimpanzees? Wait OMG that is what we are doing on youtube. LOL

[@geomac650]

I read a thing about a troop of baboons where (for whatever reason), the alpha males all died. The rest of the troop got on better, groomed each other more, and there were less fights, and less tension. Discuss.....

[@poluticon]

Katja can get it! 😍

[@omgwind5217]

Pro tax avoiders

[@guyinc0gnito]

honestly if apes are 98-99% the same as humans, they should have to pay 98% of the taxes we do

[@goldwingerppg5953]

I wonder if there are any AI programs to help build a chimpanzee language model.

[@fernandokuzunoha8844]

they need the monolith

[@abhi5540]

It would be a different story if all chips were females.

[@Peace4All09]

I hate seeing our closest relatives imprisoned & captive. Their fur is awful & they're in tight fitting area, i see constant stress. Spawling Sanctuary if they cannot return to the wild but Zoos & cement should be outlawed.

[@richardblazer8070]

Zoos do a ton for animals and a lot conservation efforts would fall apart in reality if they were banned.

[@tommyprior_]

The hair loss happens in free living gorillas and chimps, it's called mange and is not a sign of stress. Its basically the Chimp equivelant of Scabies.

[@loganraygaffney]

Going to try to use these communication skills in Compton and see how it works out.. Jk... 😂

[@debabratadasburman3825]

finally...

[@mindaiming5354]

where are their tails?

[@youdeserveit8575]

They look and act like my neighbor!!

[@sebastianmuntaner7162]

1:15 HOO!

[@JaymaruBrowne]

Ill have severall new buddies now thanks

[@newrenobouncer1088]

The alpha male is actually threatened by a teenage boy

[@doggyfizzle719]

I speak the monke. Oooh oooh aaah aaahh *default dance* nice😎

[@vietnamese_man]

1:44 chillest dude ive ever seen in my entire life

[@gloverelaxis]

ladies and gentlemen, it's my pleasure to announce that we've discovered a new type of guy

[@papillon7773]

@@nihalbhullar8980 Noob LOL .

[@aaronwebb7090]

Pretty sure that was Tommy Chong with a wicked tan.

[@mr.meowgi9876]

Chillest dude still capeably violent

[@hugotheimpecileone]

My mans jus vibing

[@Fotig]

I am finally able to communicate with league of legends players, thanks!

[@benjaminbethel5640]

🤣🤣🤣

[@diegoyoshiro]

Mobile legends player*

[@arandomguyonyoutube5460]

HOW DARE YOU INSULT OUR SAVIOR MONKE LIKE THAT

[@botttttle]

@@arandomguyonyoutube5460 YEAH WTH

[@squidy7207]

Please don’t insult the chimpanzees like that they are atleast 10 times smarter than league of legends players

[@TheUmzie]

1:16 "yoo that girl over there keeps staring at you bro" "who?!"

[@eddy-nd7nh]

lol

[@jackbho6594]

I lol'd

[@truthseeker4838]

LOL

[@swahswah3583]

LOL

[@piiiq0000]

lmασ

[@trieshohib5330]

1:14 "Psst, that old sack talked shit of you Pete!" Peter: "ouh!?"

[@pipebombmailer]

boutta get jumped

[@freshprinceofmangere6598]

1:12 “yo you see that hot chick behind the glass?”

[@pyIorus]

"WHO?!"

[@God-wc1wt]

😂

[@velizarzhelev6552]

That was a good one

[@drakke.newsdkekstrareaktio7436]

I think its about that or an Apple i have been in that situation before.

[@osacagatos4179]

Hahahha

[@Desalitor2]

1:44 Every old man in his retirement

[@theeteam4323]

😂😂

[@Jatramain]

Hihihahaha🤣

[@mechamind9569]

Lmao he's just there like "Nah I just wanna watch you guys"

[@muhammadadimada31]

LMAOOOOO

[@oliversim7777]

🐒↔️🙍🤔 behaviors

[@aronmitchelle7365]

1:12 when you hear a rumor about you

[@kilithecat2546]

just what I was thinking! lol

[@tdeefox]

I LOL 'ed

[@gregorydavis3505]

he got told his brother got jumped

[@diogeneslantern18]

This comment is underrated

[@longdang1119]

Hillarious

[@exkobri558]

1:10 my little brother going to mom after I body slam him into my spongebob table

[@butlerproman]

You know, if you just put up some cubicles in there and put some clothes on the chimps, it would be just like a typical day at the office.

[@viperdude281]

Beautiful comment my friend

[@KossolaxtheForesworn]

you and your buddies just chillin at the water tank and boss comes screaming down the hallway giving all bad time.

[@30mmBalistic]

Ya if you work in Detroit..

[@charlottewalnut3118]

butlerproman or congress

[@kiwi-m2t]

butlerproman which one is dwight

[@voicelessglottalfricative6567]

3:15 damn man nice moves

[@xuffy153]

bruh

[@Th3SkyF00gl3]

they’re training for the next random chimp event

[@voicelessglottalfricative6567]

@@Th3SkyF00gl3 I'm going to the random chimp event

[@mechamind9569]

So he gets all that booty but all I get when I do this is "Stop being a creep" and "I swear I'm gonna call security this time"...

[@shooby9496]

Me in the club like

[@MilesParker475]

1:12 "dude they are coming for ya." "who!"

[@100videosandnosubscribers3]

Hide the weed

[@ssww3]

Lol

[@abishekkarthik9603]

This comment is so underrated. This made me laugh

[@jcfromatown2507]

If you listen closely you can hear the chimp make a little noise that sounds like he said: "who"

[@manofgod7622]

Me and the boys when teacher leaves the class: 1:00 That one nerd kid writing down every rule we’ve broken: 1:05

[@Bruce_T]

1:01 Chimps: **aggressively fighting** Primatologist: "Right, _chimps .... like .... to .... fight .... in .... trees._ Got it"

[@pwnageshow2549]

Whats funnier is that most of them have to do a 5 years master degree learning animal biology. Zoology etc. To finaly just note what they are doing 😂

[@plant5741]

Its recording social interaction like if one gets attacked will others help and wich ones

[@alexojideagu]

3:33 that is so damn human, the way he looks and sits down with his fruit, looks just like an old man

[@phanithabysani2610]

alex ojideagu chgf

[@sandeepr1253]

Eren Jäger why would you call bible corrupt?about 2.1 billion people believe in thia religion.Also there are historical evidence for the stories in bible.

[@toucaninterieur8011]

"Meh, I wanted a bit more"

[@amazighennorthafrica6501]

1:10, when the other chimp whispers something in his ear, he shake he's head up and down, like saying: "I get you, go on", then appears surprised when screaming "oh!" or "who!" or "You don't say!!!".. seems human to me.

[@thegoatonstrawberrytoast9312]

2012sandokan Regardless, it's still surprising to see.

[@wormhole331]

1:11 "bro this chick I know likes you" 😳 "WHO?!"

[@nmota12]

Has anyone thought that the extraterrestrials are observing human-beings like this?

[@nicebars]

Yes, great comment

[@longdang1119]

There's no such creature can have such great eyes to see us. Because as far as we know, THAT creature doesn't exist billions light years around us.

[@nayandusoruth2468]

The zoo hypothesis in the fermi paradox... Although this tends to be regarded as unrealistic

[@AverageAlien]

You know?

[@bangasou12]

Tamon K I assume we must be taken from our home if that was true

[@isangi3297]

3:28 he's like: 'Look! I only have one mango! Can I have two?'' while he's actually hiding the other one in his mouth, lol

[@godofdoor6558]

very human

[@alexk9642]

@@godofdoor6558 damn they saw through my chimp costume

[@godofdoor6558]

@@alexk9642 yup

[@ashishsihag6389]

He is my brother 🎃

[@eishaalsadiq4695]

@@godofdoor6558 can you give me a door

[@backmasking33]

3:24 damn those biceps 💪🏻

[@datagoat4597]

Yoo when he gives you a punsh your head is gone

[@gorilaogorila835]

@xav ier actually they workout everyday by climbing on those trees.

[@chanartdubtv3353]

@@gorilaogorila835 i think he means, work out like people does. Chimps climbing in trees is a natural workout for them.

[@alkasser3290]

Baby chimpanzee is strongest than adult bodybuilder what do you expect

[@moymoythehappymonkey3155]

Those biceps are designed to ripp your face off....

[@King_Colombia_Inc]

1:15 When your friend tells you that a girl likes you

[@ikbalcoeg9273]

Huh

[@kartikpoojari7066]

Mine has never

[@timberwolf27]

The camera's pointing at you, pretend to write something

[@bruhtown241]

2:46 trying to make your friend laugh in a straight face contest

[@zem_oni]

😂😂😂😂

[@ljmcdonald2703]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tsopmocful1958]

"How To Speak Chimpanzee" Instructions unclear. They only threw poop at me.

[@stevebot]

That speaks volumes. So solly.

[@vincentlaw1415]

2:36 we can still see this behavior in drunk guys

[@LazyMe420]

When I was younger I asked my grandmother ''why can't animals talk like us?'', she told me that every single animal species speaks it's own language but most humans are too stupid to understand, they can't even understand everybody within their own species. Such literal yet allegorical words...I still remember them very clearly.

[@LucidDreamn]

@Rory Spoons technology does not = being a good person... The point is most humans lose theirselves in power, greed and lust. The real danger with humans is that our technology can save anyone even the stupid people. There's also too many people; no species has ever destroyed their own planet just to have more babies like us.

[@warcrimeenjoyer881]

@@LucidDreamn How do you want to know? Maybe there where millions of other species on other planets that wiped themselves out and we just didn't found out.

[@Ben-zh4nz]

@@LucidDreamn lol ok vegan. So, these animals are better people than us for eating their own kind, their own babies, raping each other, abandoning babies etc ???

[@hmmmonkey7912]

@@Ben-zh4nz you act like people dont do some of what u just said

[@bobdillaber1195]

You had a wonderfully sound grandmother.

[@Dansk55]

Damn they are so ripped even the older ones. Arnold would be proud

[@siyacer]

If you lived in trees all day you would be ripped too, in multiple ways.

[@nathankrush3289]

Arnold would get ripped apart. Chimpanzees have 7-10× the strength of an adult human male.

[@nathankrush3289]

Arnold would get ripped apart. Chimpanzees have 7-10× the strength of an adult human male.

[@nathankrush3289]

Arnold would get ripped apart. Chimpanzees have 7-10× the strength of an adult human male.

[@George-wu6nu]

@@nathankrush3289 7-10???! Nopee 2-3 times at most

[@theguywhodrawsalot7554]

3:33 That monkey that's standing up looks like it's going "Man, what the hell are you doing?"

[@100videosandnosubscribers3]

Come on man why you gotta ration the mangos all the time

[@jess5427]

That is the most human looking bit imo

[@gabrielglaister7688]

This chimp roasting someone off screen

[@filip1764]

hes like "Why are you running? Why are you running???"

[@jampo486]

“Aye yoo bro pass me that damn fucking mango”

[@Blank-lp4fz]

Why did God not make me a monki?

[@verkehrsteilnehmer-berlin]

Has other plans with you

[@Real_Dead]

Because you're white

[@TheNewBonaparte]

I mean, we are apes along with chimpanzees. So you are monki, just with far more responsibilities than the other ones

[@cc1093]

3:15 Oh no, Fortnite chimps! Jokes asides, these studies are truly interesting and beautiful, it's a shame that I'm searching these only now

[@miguelhuerta4126]

Lmao

[@smgyro1476]

3:38 Chimp was like "WHAT ARE THOSE?!"

[@HjkLxDDfSi]

Give them some shrooms then see what happen

[@79agp]

+Steve Marlier Pass out joints to all of them. Guarantee they won't want to fight anymore, they would just sit around and chill.

[@marcelltoing8363]

pretty sure scientists did that in the fifties

[@choadatiostoad415]

give a few of them loaded .45s & see what happens.

[@projunder]

+Викентий Павелич then you just have america

[@baconking1595]

+projunder that's Detroit

[@Akeboun]

It would be interesting to have two separate ape enclosures completely blocked off from one another and see how new gestures come up over time and how they differ from each other, simulation different languages stemming from two environments.

[@Koolaidman-lo5ls]

They would star warring with the other tribe. What would be interesting is a non fighting enclosure enforced by humans where apes of downy different groups have to learn to work together and communicate

[@CarwynHenigan]

As humans, it is easy to communicate with other different language speakers using hand gestures, body communications and facial gestures. We do this at work every day with workmates of different nationalties with limited english, and there is full understanding. What most from our species of primates forget is, we actually do have a refined common language. If we are willing to respect each other. This video simply emphasises the obvious.

[@susukumutajapan7194]

1:12 oh my gosh! It's like human telling something secret 😅 😳

[@randomjess4271]

i'm supposed to be doing homework, but instead I've found myself watching a video of how chimps communicate...

[@laurelcook9078]

You would be my child if I had one 😂

[@adreabrooks11]

On the whole, you're probably better off. HOMEWORK: Half Of My Energy Wasted On Random Knowledge.

[@conan1912]

Jessica Babs Did you pass your test?

[@maig3005]

Hey! This vid is informational right?😅

[@HaydenPK]

You are probably better off learning something new from this video than you are doing homework!

[@r3d_d3d64]

0:55 : "AYE YO THEY ABOUT TO FIGHT"

[@tonttu7979]

WOORLDSTAAR

[@lochrobinson340]

GET THIS SHIT ON YA DOLLA STOR CAMRA

[@KingBueno619]

Black Friday Shopping

[@voicelessglottalfricative6567]

3:06 my mans picking his nose

[@shaggy6516]

"all too human"

[@sherk3286]

I love how theyre just boxing and shes just there taking notes

[@Black-ds2ki]

0:50 when my poop dont come out

[@JustineAgada]

"When someone smiles at me, all I see is a chimpanzee begging for its life."

[@osamatv116]

Yall want them to be like humans until they pick up that gun

[@iamstewpit6740]

Then it's Planet of the Apes.

[@williamvalmadre556]

@Viral Hogs it’s fake but well made

[@dyadyabafomyot1668]

@@iamstewpit6740 Then it's black lives matter protests

[@GraveRobbertt]

@@dyadyabafomyot1668 you have a very fitting name.

[@alexk9642]

@@dyadyabafomyot1668 😐

[@0ne0nlyLarry]

1:11 Peter: Hey bro, you didn't hear it from me, but Kip called your mom a Bonobo Chimp 2: WHAT >:( !!?!

[@johnmax7488]

They all have hemorrhoids lol

[@manguy01]

I was wondering about that. I was just unable to stop wondering "What is wrong with all of their anuses?"

[@thegoatonstrawberrytoast9312]

Q Look it up, don't just jump to stress cuz cages. Most of the time, you'll get it wrong.

[@jilliansmith7123]

john max: no, no, those are their genuine natural rear ends. Not human-friendly, are they? Ugly. Also known as BUTT-ugly. I'd like to see them well-brushed and wearing PANTS.

[@haileymichelle777]

EW LMAOOO

[@thomaszhang3101]

MicManGuy commenter’s profile pic should give you the answer.

[@jr13227]

I was at the St. Louis zoo standing right by a chimp that was sitting right next to the glass. He looks up at me and we made eye contact and he nodded his head at me.

[@alexk9642]

He approves you into their society