The Great Ape Trust is a 200-acre ape sanctuary and language study in Des Moines, Iowa that houses orangutans and bonobos. The orangutans are two Species of great apes known for their intelligence long arms and reddish-brown hair Bonobos is a Japanese dub band from Osaka, Japan. They formed in August of 2001. The sanctuary opened to primates on September 28, 2004. A primate is a member of the biological order Primates ( Latin: "prime first rank" the group that contains Lemurs the Aye-aye Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " [1] The mission of the Great Ape Trust is studying language, culture, intelligence, and tool use in primates. It is primarily accomplished by teaching orangutans language and allowing bonobos to acquire it, both from infancy.
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Primary Researchers
- Sue Savage-Rumbaugh
- Rob Shumaker
- Benjamin Beck
- Karyl Swartz
- Duane Rumbaugh
- Serge Wich
Notable Residents
References
- ^ Beeman, Perry. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh is a Primatologist most famous for her work with two Bonobos, Kanzi and Panbanisha, investigating their apparent use of " Kanzi (born October 28, 1980) is a male Bonobo who has been featured in several studies on Great ape language. Azy, (pronounced AY-zee is a male Orangutan. He was born at Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park in 1977 and lived briefly at the Albuquerque Zoo. Nyota (pronounced en-yota (born 1998) is a Bonobo (a type of Chimpanzee) Panpanzee, often called "Panzee" and Panbanisha are two Apes with whom research is being carried out in the United States Apes Swing Into New Home. The Des Moines Register, September 29, 2004. The Des Moines Register is the daily morning Newspaper of Des Moines Iowa, in the United States. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
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