I know someone just posted a chimp related article. This one was briefly mentioned in the first. Read it, its incredible. One of Washoes (the chimpanzee) caretakers was pregnant and missed work for many weeks after she miscarried. Roger Fouts recounts the following situation: People who should be there for her and arent are often given the cold shoulder--her way of informing them that shes miffed at them. Washoe greeted Kat [the caretaker] in just this way when she finally returned to work with the chimps. Kat made her apologies to Washoe, then decided to tell her the truth, signing MY BABY DIED. Washoe stared at her, then looked down. She finally peered into Kats eyes again and carefully signed CRY, touching her cheek and drawing her finger down the path a tear would make on a human (Chimpanzees dont shed tears). Kat later remarked that one sign told her more about Washoe and her mental capabilities than all her longer, grammatically perfect sentences. [23] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washoe_(chimpanzee)
Posted on: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 17:16:43 +0000
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