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Chimpanzees
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When visitors toured through IPS, Lemmon encouraged the chimps to perform. The most common trick among them was a cigarette gag. The chimps all liked to smoke, but a few put the lit end of the cigarette into their mouths as if they were making a dumb mistake, and then proceeded to take a long deep drag. First-time visitors always gasped, a response that all the chimps found highly amusing.
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― Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human
― Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human
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Wambach's concerns raised questions about the impact that deaf signers could have on Project Nim, and perhaps inadvertently about how Terrace's study might compare with the work done by the Gardners in Nevada, who had expressly designed their experiments to include deaf signers. Simply having Falitz sign at the weekly meetings and interpret for Wambach in the discussions brought a new dimension to their work. Wambach was not particularly critical of Terrace, who was older and far more establishe
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― Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human
― Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human
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This group will discuss works of fiction that feature animals in key if not main roles.
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