Signs of the apes ; songs of the whales

Visits Washoe, a chimpanzee who learned sign language, and looks at more recent language experiments being done with primates, dolphins, sea lions, and whales. Notes that after attempting to teach human language to animals, some scientists are beginning to study the way animals communicate among themselves in the wild.

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"Nova re-visits Washoe, the chimpanzee who communicates by American Sign Language, and examines some of the recent language experiments conducted with apes, dolphins, sea lions, gorillas and whales. After attempting to teach human language to animals, scientists are beginning to study the ways animals communicate among themselves in the wild."
"Visits Washoe, a chimpanzee who learned sign language, and looks at more recent language experiments being done with primates, dolphins, sea lions, and whales. Notes that after attempting to teach human language to animals, some scientists are beginning to study the way animals communicate among themselves in the wild."@en
"Reports research into language development in apes and whales, and explores the way animals and man may communicate."@en
"Documentary on attempts to communicate with different animals. Shows work with chimpanzees and gorillas, using hand signals, and work with dolphins and humpback whales."
"Revisits Washoe, a chimpanzee that communicates using American Sign Language, and examines some of the most recent language experiments being done with apes, dolphins, sea lions, gorillas, and whales. Today Washoe lives with an entire family of signing chimps and scientists are watching as one baby chimp learns to sign from the others. At the University of Hawaii, two dolphins are being taught to comprehend the rudiments of grammar. And in California, John Lilly is teaching dolphins to mimic--and perhaps one day reply to--the computerized human voice. After years of trying to teach human language to animals, some scientists are beginning to study the ways animals communicate among themselves in the wild."@en
"Revisits Washoe, a chimpanzee that communicates using American Sign Language, and examines some of the most recent language experiments being done with apes, dolphins, sea lions, gorillas, and whales."
"Revisits Washoe, a chimpanzee that communicates using American Sign Language, and examines some of the most recent language experiments being done with apes, dolphins, sea lions, gorillas, and whales."@en