One famous chimpanzee
“Washoe has opened a window into the cognitive workings of a chimpanzee’s mind.”
Explore Washoe's Life
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Growing up with Humans
Washoe learned to eat with silverware, dress herself, read magazines, sit in a chair, drink wine, and eventually she learned some ASL.
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American Sign Language
ASL is the predominant sign language of deaf communities in the United States and English-speaking parts of Canada.
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Animal Ethics
Explore the concept of nonhuman personhood and human exceptionalism.