After all the studies executed, it seems that non human primates have powerful cognitive abilities and a capacity to learn rudimentary parts of language, such as vocabulary and noun/verb combinations. However, language, in its entire complexity, has yet to be learned and used by primates other than humans. Will nonhuman primates one day develop language skills? I believe that although seemingly unlikely, according to studies performed so far, the answer to this question is inconclusive. The study of linguistics is a science, and part of what makes a study a science is continuous research and an open mind. Closing the door on a possibility is not very scientific. I believe that just about anything is possible. Noam Chomsky compared proving apes to have language ability to flightless birds existing on an island “waiting for human beings to teach them to fly.” In response to Chomsky’s statement, I would like to note that amino acids have dropped from the sky in meteors and recently Yahoo! News reported the probable existence of a planet with a deep ocean on it. So who knows? Somewhere out there maybe flightless birds do exist awaiting the arrival of humans to teach them how to spread their wings and fly!