What do attempts to teach ASL to chimpanzees,gorillas,and orangutans suggest?
A) Chimpanzees are the most intelligent of all the great apes.
B) Only gorillas have comprehension skills.
C) Acquisition of language occurs in the same order for both apes and humans.
D) Great apes can develop language skills at least to the level of a nine-year-old human.

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Attempts to teach ASL to great apes suggest that they can acquire language skills, but the process and level of acquisition differ from humans, indicating that language acquisition does not occur in the same order for both apes and humans.

What Do Attempts to Teach ASL to Chimpanzees,gorillas,and Orangutans Suggest