Spontaneous play imitation in a human encultured chimpanzee: Part 4 of 4

[UrbaneGent]

@phd3nonhumanprimates so you had a chimpanzee living with you from birth to age? Just curious - great footage thank you again for sharing...

[PhD4NonhumanPrimates]

@UrbaneGent - This was footage from a research project undertaken by Dr. Keith and Cathy Hayes about 60 years ago.

Thanks for your interest!

[UrbaneGent]

GREAT FOOTAGE - just watching these now...

[PhD4NonhumanPrimates]

@sixaremycharms Yes, Viki ultimately became accustomed to using the toilet ... though please understand that this was not a process of "raising a child" but a serious investigation into nonhuman primate cognition and enculturation. There are some that would attempt to raise and keep chimpanzees as "pets" or even their own "children". Within 7 - 10 years, people such as myself invariably end up relocating apes from those situations into zoos or sanctuaries, sad and very mixed up.