Gorilla communication with infants

[frankiej]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/18393314

Mother gorillas use a type of "baby talk" when communicating with infants, according to scientists.

The team studied captive western lowland gorillas, watching and filming the animals as they interacted.

These animals have a wide repertoire of communication gestures, so the team focused on facial expressions and hand signals used in play.

[zentor]

That's pretty cool
I like watching animals interact

[Angrboda]

On a tangential note, PBS' was a lot of fun. A deep sea trawler hauled up two specimens which they froze and sent to a research team for analysis. They dissect a specimen, explaining the function and theorized behavior of the giant squid based on anatomy and the behavior of related or similar species. I thought it would be a snore, but it was actually quite interesting.