Regarding animal communication, both trained and in the wild, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A)The cries, gestures, and mating calls of animals have broad meanings immediately understood by other animals of the same species.
B)Animal communication can be classified as a language because it is productive.
C)Numerous chimps and gorillas, as well as an assortment of dolphins, sea lions, and parrots, have been taught to communicate with word symbols of various kinds.
D)A pygmy chimpanzee named Kanzi can create primitive sentences several words long using lexigrams and can understand about 650 spoken sentences.

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Animal communication, while complex and meaningful within species, generally lacks the productivity characteristic of human language, meaning it does not demonstrate the infinite creativity and combination of elements that define human language.

Regarding Animal Communication, Both Trained and in the Wild, Which