Investigations of animal behaviours indicate that:
A) the actions of animals can be explained by instinct and by principles of operant conditioning alone.
B) chimpanzees have a rudimentary sense of number and appear to have some sort of summing ability.
C) humans are the only animals who can acquire behaviours from their parents.
D) Many animals use species-specific languages to communicate.

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Studies have shown that chimpanzees can understand and comprehend numbers to a certain extent, suggesting they have some form of numerical ability. However, they do not have the same advanced mathematical skills as humans. The other options are inaccurate - animal behavior can also be influenced by other factors such as observational learning, human beings are not the only animals that can learn from their parents or other members of their species, and while some animals have complex communication systems, they are not technically considered languages.

Investigations of Animal Behaviours Indicate That