Primate Language
These sites will connect you with the controversial area of primate
language. Do other primates
communicate at a level near that of man ? Do they create language and
use it or are they simply
imitating their trainers ?
One of the first chimps to learn sign language was Washoe.
She now lives with a
few other chimps in Washington state at the Chimpanzee
and Human
Communication Institute. To find out about Washoe
and her communication
abilities link
here
Teaching chimps and bonobos to use sign language has
been an ongoing project
at Georgia State University. Meet Kanzi the bonobo
and see how he communicates
link
here
A gorilla by the name of Koko has been using sign language
for some time now.
To meet Koko link
here.
To return to J Urban's Anthropology Class Homepage
link here