But hospital authorities told the court that Ms Shanbaug "accepts food in normal course and responds by facial expressions" and responds to "commands intermittently by making sounds".

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Post putt, head over to the resort's Clubhouse - 55, 000 square feet of top-notch amenities including a fitness centre, steam room, and the Spa at Pronghorn, where an 80-minute aromatherapy massage - to 9-iron out the kinks, of course - or a soothing gentleman's facial is the perfect way to unwind (those wanting to get back outside quickly may enjoy a 30-minute mini facial, instead).

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As they report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, they videotaped the animals' behaviour for several hundred hours over the course of 16 months in order to record three things: facial and vocal expressions, hand and foot gestures, and the behavioural context in which these expressions and gestures took place (eg, grooming, play, sex and aggression).

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