A primatologist and a humanist together explore the meaning of being a “human animal”Humanness is typically defined by our capacity for language and abstract thinking. Yet decades of resea
A primatologist and a humanist together explore the meaning of being a “human animal”Humanness is typically defined by our capacity for language and abstract thinking. Yet decades of resea
Describes how the bonobo chimpanzee communicates using symbols, and how this behavior has caused scientists to reevaluate their theories about communication
""Kanzi offers any number of crucial insights into the workings of the mind.""––The New York Times Book ReviewThe remarkable story of the ""talking"" ape who is proving animals can thinkTh
Sue Savage-Rumbaugh's work on the language capabilities of the bonobo Kanzi has intrigued the world because of its far-reaching implications for understanding the evolution of the human language. Thi
Current primate research has yielded stunning results that not only threaten our underlying assumptions about the cognitive and communicative abilities of nonhuman primates, but also bring into quest
