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VOICE AND LANGUAGE" OF CHIMPANZEES 



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185 



kah hah kah hah kah hah 



Then leaping a fifth, sixth, and fourth, up and down the 

 scale, his laughter became heartier: 



l± 



186 



kah hah kah hah kah hah kah hah kah hah kah ha ha 



At another time with his mouth slightly open, he laughed 

 with the word Mh-huh, breaking the rhythm in the last two 

 phrases, as it became heartier, but without changing the 

 meter: 



jg7 kuh huh, kuh huh,kuh huh, kuh huh, kuh huh huh, kuh huh huh 



And again, this very rapid utterance, with a pause at the 

 bar line where rhythm and meter change: 



kuh huh, kuh huh, kuh huh, kuh huh, 



m 



188 



kuh huh huh, kuh huh huh, kuh huh huh 



(For records of spontaneous laughter see nos. 239-241.) 



Chim enjoyed running away with the small belongings of 

 those about him. This seemed to be due partly to a desire 



