Humans and apes have shared a laugh for 15 million years, says study

Researchers analyzing recordings of great apes have found that their laughter shares surprising similarities with human laughter—suggesting that apes and humans may have inherited laughter from a common ancestor fifteen million years ago. The discovery also hints at the evolutionary origins of human speech. France 24 reports.

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