One of the findings from Sue Savage-Rumbaugh's work with the apes Kanzi and Mulika is that they
a. can communicate through spoken language.
b. acquire the meaning for certain symbols spontaneously by observing others.
c. communicate only with each other and exclude other apes and humans.
d. cannot acquire the meaning of spoken words.
Answer: b. acquire the meaning for certain symbols spontaneously by observing others.
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