Assertion: ape | /r/CapableOf | understand language
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text: Apes will never be able to speak because of the position of their larynxes, but that doesn’t mean they don’t understand language.
text: Among the reasons for skepticism are the differences in ease with which human beings and apes can learn language; there are also questions of whether there is a clear beginning and end to the signed gestures and whether the apes actually understand language or are simply doing a clever trick for a reward.