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Kanzi Listening to Human Speech

Kanzi Listening to Human Speech
Kanzi, a male bonobo, or pygmy chimpanzee, identifies an object that he has just heard named through headphone speakers. At a young age, Kanzi learned to understand simple human speech and to communicate by using lexigrams, abstract symbols that represent objects and actions. A keyboard of lexigrams is pictured in the background.
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Bonobo; Mammal; Psychology; Chimpanzee; Animal Behavior; Cognitive Psychology
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