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Great Ape Trust of Iowa

Talking Ape

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Ape language pioneer Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, a scientist with special standing at Great Ape Trust of Iowa, communicates with Kanzi, a bonobo who has demonstrated receptive competence for spoken English, on a symbol-based lexigram board.

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