They even made new words and phrases to illustrate what they thought and saw, but lacked the words to describe. These examples show that chimps can communicate with and understand human language. There are numerous other examples of the chimps' use of sign language. Chimpanzees have feelings and need love, just as humans do. The same chimp became exasperated with her trainer when he changed her sentences around on the computer.
Chimps can prefer one type of music to another, and show preferences to foods and feel pain.
Simians learned to improvise in bad situations, which proves that their intelligence extends far beyond just memorization. An example of a simian's improvisation lies in the macaques. The macaques threw grain and sand mixed together into water therefore separating it and allowing them to eat. Other macaques learned how to open caramel wrappers, then passed on the knowledge to the rest of the community. Perhaps it is thier hairy bodies, or their posture.