Originally published at: We just translated chimpanzee language. They're talking about snakes. | Boing Boing
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I was always worried that we’d figure out dog language and it turns out all the barking is just an endless stream of racial slurs and advertising slogans.
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And yet, snakes have no word for Chimp. 
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Hsss.
But it’s all in the tone and inflection.
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Damn you; beat me to it!
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Any words for mushrooms? Or badgers?
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I find this headline entertaining now armed with the knowledge that the snakes in question were rubber/supplied by the scientists.
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Maybe the calls were the Chimpanzees saying “hey everyone, lets mess with the scientists’ data again!”
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“Ixnay. Umanhay isteninglay.”
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I don’t speak it myself, but isn’t that the dialect of Latin pigs?
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I, for one, welcome our chimpanzee overlords.
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Things have to change now. We can no longer treat them as if they are not a sentient species. They are a people, and as such deserve the same respect granted any other people.
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I read this post while I was listening to The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe’s weekly quiz, and this story was one of the questions.
Should I buy a lottery ticket?
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In what language?
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“snakes”=dix
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Was there anything about badgers or mushrooms?
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