![]() They wait for and expect an answer, and if they do not receive one they frequently repeat the sounds. The monkey indicates by his own acts and the manner of delivery that he is conscious of the meaning which he desires to convey through the medium of the sounds. They are always addressed to some certain individual with the evident purpose of having them understood. "The sounds which monkeys make are voluntary, deliberate, and articulate. ![]() ![]() Garner has so far discovered the speech of monkeys as to have learned the password into their good graces, and we cannot but be interested in his ability to attract the attention of monkeys by saying to them, in their language, the word which means food.Extremely interesting and suggestive." -Science It is very striking when we learn that Mr. Garner has made out are well authenticated. We cannot but feel that the few facts which Mr. Garner's work, so far as it has gone, is reliable.He is dealing with facts rather than fancies. Garner have been conducted in an ingenious and careful manner, and his results appear to be of value to science.Of much interest to the specialist as well as to the general reader." -The American Naturalist Garner has gone to Africa with the phonograph with the intention of recording the voices of the gorilla and chimpanzee.The experiments made by Mr. ![]()
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