Washoe The Chimpanzee Week6

Washoe The Chimpanzee

Washoe was a female chimp who was the first non-human to learn American Sign Language (ASL)

and teach another sign language. Washoe managed to learn about 350 of ASL in which she taught her adopted son Louis.

Washoe was brought up like any other child, ate dinner with her trainer at a dinner table, slept in a bed with sheets and blankets whet in car trips as any family would and many other everyday aspects as well as having tooth brushes, combs, toys and books.

There was many other tests in which other Chimps were taught languages but the Garners  thought these other tests failed because Chimps do not have the ability to create human-like sounds from their voice boxes.

Washoe was born in Africa, September 1965 and passed away in 2007 October 30th. Washoe was a great deal in scientific knowledge and wont be missed and forgotten as she helped everyone understand a bit more towards the chimps and other animals about talking or communicating with humans.