@book {1590,
	title = {Kanzi: The Ape at the Brink of the Human Mind},
	year = {1994},
	pages = {299},
	publisher = {Wiley},
	organization = {Wiley},
	address = {New York},
	abstract = {<p>When ape-language research fell into disfavor in the 1970s, Savage-Rumbaugh, associate professor of biology at Georgia State Univ. and a leading researcher in the field, set a new course, focusing on apes{\textquoteright} ability to comprehend symbols. At the Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center in Atlanta, she worked with common chimpanzees and bonobos (pygmy chimps), using a computer-based keyboard system. With Roger Lewin (coauthor with Richard Leakey of Origins), she tells the remarkable story of Kanzi, a bonobo who at 14 understands spoken English well enough that his teachers spell out words they don{\textquoteright}t want him to hear. He asks and answers questions and invents games by manipulating an electronic keyboard. His accomplishments prove chimps can spontaneously acquire language skills through social interaction in a language-rich environment. For readers interested in the origin of language and those who have followed Washoe, Koko and Lucy.1. On a Beach in Portugal -- 2. The Meaning of Words -- 3. Talking to Each Other -- 4. An Uncommon Ape -- 5. First Glimpse -- 6. Inside Kanzi{\textquoteright}s Mind -- 7. Childside -- 8. Pan, the Tool-Maker -- 9. The Origin of Language -- 10. At the Brink of the Human Mind</p>
},
	keywords = {Animal communication., Bonobo, Chimpanzees, Kanzi (Bonobo), Learning in animals},
	isbn = {047115959X},
	url = {http://lccn.loc.gov/94009038},
	author = {Savage-Rumbaugh, E. Sue and Lewin, Roger}
}
