An Internet Chat with Koko the Gorilla Save
Read the transcript of the chat which took place on April 27th, 1998. This event was the first ever live inter-species Internet chat.
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/V...   

Are Nonhuman Species Capable of Language Acquisition? Save
A discussion of the value and validity of ape language research.
http://www.littletree.com.au/koko.htm   

Chimp Talk Debate: Is it Really Language? Save
Article by George Johnson in the New York Times in which he outlines varying views on ape communication.
http://www.santafe.edu/~johnson/artic...   

Koko the Gorilla Save
The Gorilla Foundation brings interspecies communication to the public through Koko, famous for her sign language skills.
http://www.koko.org/   

Language Research Center Save
Primate research center studying language acquisition through work with bonobos and chimpanzees. Features a list of publications and ape biographies.
http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwlrc/   

Language in Apes: How Much Do They Know and How Much Should We Teach Them Save
An overview written by Dave Switzer that features a summaries of multiple research projects. Also offers primate glossary.
http://www.davidmswitzer.com/apelang....   

Language in Child and Chimp? Save
General commentary on ape language with transcripts of chats with apes and interviews with ape language researchers.
http://pubpages.unh.edu/~jel/apelang....   

Non-Human Primates and Language Save
This project is part of a theoretical course on Syntax and Grammatical Theories taught by Prof. Dirk Geeraerts at K.U.Leuven.
http://www.angelfire.com/sc2/nhplangu...   

Primate Language Save
Sue and Duane Rumbaugh argue the documentation of elementary language competence in species other than humans has significant implications for the understanding of the brain. Article includes a history of ape sign language research.
http://cognet.mit.edu/MITECS/Articles...   

Primate Research Institute: Section of Language and Intelligence Save
Chimpanzee language research projects at Kyoto University. News, pictures and biographies of chimpanzee subjects as well as researchers.
http://www.pri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/koudou-s...   

Primate Use of Language Save
Lauren Kosseff suggests the acquisition of some aspects of language in primates may shed light on the development of language in early humans.
http://www.pigeon.psy.tufts.edu/psych...   

Talking With Chimps Save
An article that describes why some researchers feel that chimps may be able to learn language.
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/V...   

The Case Against the Animal Mind Save
A article by Clive Wynne that argues evidence from the ape sign language studies demonstrates that our closest animal relatives do not have consciousness.
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m117...   

The Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute Save
This institute at Central Washington University cares for five chimpanzees who are being taught American Sign Language.
http://www.cwu.edu/~cwuchci/   

The Primatech Project Save
A cognitive model of Chantek, a signing orangutan, for an installation at Zoo Atlanta.
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/percepti...   

The Straight Dope: Are Gorillas Using Sign Language Really Communicating with Humans? Save
Cecil Adams' research column on the divided scientific opinions about apes and language.
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/0...   

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