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Lexigrams are symbols representing a word and are used to learn a language

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Solve the puzzle to see Kanzi, the infamous bonobo!

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Kanzi and the English Language (Destiny Washington)

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Kanzi and the English Language (Destiny Washington)

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Kanzi Using His Keyboard to Repeat Words He Hears (Yamil M)

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Kanzi Using His Keyboard to Repeat Words He Hears (Yamil M)

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Kanzi is a Bonobo, born on October 28th, 1980. He is the first great bonobo who is able to demonstrate an understanding of spoken English. He is able to comprehend novel sentences and combine lexigram symbols to describe new objects and foods.

At first, Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh attempted to teach English to 10-year-old bonobo named Matata, who was also Kanzi's mother. After two years, Matata was only able to learn 12 words and was sent away for breeding. Kanzi always attended training sessions with Matata, but spent most of his time playing. After his mother was sent away, Kanzi used the 12-lexigram keyboard and produced 120 distinct phrases. He was observing his mothers training the whole time!

After discovering Kanzi's abilities, Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh transitioned her focus to Kanzi. Throughout her research with Kanzi, he continued to impress by learning large vocabularies and produced increasingly complex word combinations. Eventually, a 256-lexigram keyboard could not contain his vocabulary and it became harder to fully communicate.

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Ape Makes A Fire: Kanzi The Bonobo Makes A Campfire

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Who is Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh? - Lisa L.

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Who is Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh? - Lisa L.

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Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh is a globally recognized psychologist and primatologist most known for her work with two bonobos, Kanzi and Panbanisha. She spent 30 years investigating their linguistic and cognitive abilities using lexigrams and computer based keyboards. She is the author or co-author of over 180 scientific articles and of eight books, including "Kanzi: The Ape at the Brink of the Human Mind" and "Dialogues on the Human Ape".

"Bonobos are humanity's closest living relatives - an egalitarian, matriarchal cousin of chimp, sometimes called the "make love, not war" ape."

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Raffaele, Paul. “Speaking Bonobo.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 1 Nov. 2006, www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/speaking-bonobo-134931541/.  (DW)

Donald, Merlin. "A Mind So Rare: The Evolution of Human Consciousness." New York: W.W. Norton. pp. 120–121, 144. 2001 https://newlearningonline.com/literacies/chapter-14/kanzi-learns-language (DW)

Verspeek, Jonas, et al. “Bonobo Personality Predicts Friendship.” Scientific Reports, vol. 9, no. 1, Nature Publishing Group, 2019, pp. 19245–49, doi:10.1038/s41598-019-55884-3. (DW)

Stern, Lindsay, and Kevin Miyazaki. “What Can Bonobos Teach Us About the Nature of Language?” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/bonobos-teach-humans-about-nature-language-180975191/.  (YM)

Beeman, Perry. “Kanzi, the World's Most Famous Bonobo, Turns 40.” Des Moines Register, Des Moines Register, 31 Oct. 2020, www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2020/10/31/kanzi-worlds-most-famous-bonobo-turns-40/6067748002/. (YM)

Anne Lloyd, Elisabeth. “Kanzi, Evolution, and Language.” Www.researchgate.net, Indiana University Bloomington, Sept. 2004, www.researchgate.net/publication/226833985_Kanzi_evolution_and_language.  (YM)

https://youtu.be/EMbWDRzqNhc :
This video illustrates Kanzi's understanding of fire and its usefulness. (YM)

https://youtu.be/wRM7vTrIIis :
This video shows Kanzi using his keyboard to repeat what he is hearing. (YM)

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Presented by Yamil M, Destiny W, Lisa L

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Picture of Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh and Kanzi - Lisa L.

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Picture of Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh and Kanzi - Lisa L.