Kanzi (October 28, 1980 – March 18, 2025), also known by the lexigram (from the character 太), was a male bonobo who was the subject of several studies on great ape language. According to Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, a primatologist who has studied the bonobo since the 1990s, Kanzi exhibited advanced linguistic aptitude. [1][2][3]

1 天前 · Kanzi first learned to communicate with humans at Georgia State University. Researchers there had failed to teach his adoptive mother, Matata, the human language, but they soon learned that Kanzi, who would accompany his mother and observe the interactions, was able to understand spoken English and communicate through a lexigram, a board with symbols conveying specific messages.

2025年3月20日 · Kanzi the bonobo, who learned how to communicate with humans using symbols, has died at the age of 44.Raised and kept in captivity, Kanzi was the subject of many studies aimed at illuminating ape ...

4 天之前 · Kanzi responded correctly to 74% of the instructions while Alia responded correctly to 65% (Savage-Rumbaugh et al. 1993). Savage-Rumbaugh estimates that Kanzi understood about 3,000 spoken words (Smithsonian Magazine). Kanzi’s linguistic abilities far exceeded that of any other primates in experimental settings, despite decades of experiments.

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2025年3月21日 · Kanzi passed away in Des Moines, Iowa, on March 18 at the age of 44, according to the Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative, a research group dedicated to the study and preservation of bonobos ...

2025年3月20日 · But Kanzi was also able to understand and respond to requests in spoken English. In a study undertaken when Kanzi was 8 years old, he and a 2-year-old human child were given 660 spoken instructions.

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2025年3月21日 · According to Dr Sue Savage-Rumbaugh – who cared for Kanzi throughout most of his life – Kanzi successfully communicated more than 120 times on his first day of observation and eventually ...

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