Chimps, can they act like humans? By: Hilary McElwain Class 3 Mr.Russo

Chimps, can they act like humans?By: Hilary McElwainClass 3Mr.Russo

Chimps and Humans

Blood transfusion (10)

96 percent (2)

Humans closer to Chimps than Mice are to Rats(2)

Chimps’ Early Years

• Tools Show Intelligence(7)

• “Tribes” show social bonds(1)

Jane Goodall

Passion for animals

Africa

1957

20 years

No degree

(8)

Jane Goodall With the Chimps

Emotions Happy Mad Sad

Personality Territorial Protective Funny

Carnivores

(9,8)

Nim Chimpsky

November 19th, 1973 (1,3,5)

Norman, Oklahoma (1)

Carolyn (1) 14 chimps 7th chimp

IPS (1) Institute for Primate

Studies

125 signs (5)

Drug abuse (3)

Panbanisha

14 years old

Georgia State University

Pygmy chimp

3,000 sentences

Computer symbols

Example: “Please can I have an iced coffee?”

Writing words with chalk 4 year old kid

(6)

Chantek

Chantek:

20 years old

Atlanta Zoo

2,000 signs

Example: “I want to buy a pool”

(6)

Chimp versus Humans

Can Chimps Learn to Speak English?

Can Chimps Learn to Speak English?

No

Why are Chimps Unable to learn and speak

English?

Broca: Brain region needed to speak

6 times smaller than humans

Not able to process the language

(4)

Quiz: Question #1

1. Who was very important in the primate studies?

Quiz: Answer #1

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Jane Goodall

Quiz: Question #2

2. What area of the brain is needed to speak?

Quiz: Answer #2

Broca

Quiz: Question #3

3. How much alike are humans and chimps?

Quiz: Answer #3

96% the same