Why Human Language, Not Animal Language, Is Special

Humans can talk in a really complicated way, but animals can't.

Scientists are trying to figure out why.

Some studies show apes combine sounds, but they don't make new meanings the way we do.

A key difference might be how we understand the order of things.

Humans get order perfectly, so we can understand words like 'wug killer.'

Animals, on the other hand, don't understand order as precisely.

Although animals are smart and communicate well, their communication isn't as advanced as human language.

We need to focus on finding the differences between animals and humans rather than assuming that animals have language skills like humans.