Sarah (chimpanzee)
Species | chimpanzee |
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Sex | female |
Born | August 1959 Africa |
Died | 2019 (aged 59–60) |
Sarah (full name Sarah Anne) (August 1959 – July 2019)
Sarah was the subject, along with three other chimpanzees which were exposed to language token training. One of the chimpanzees failed to learn a single word, but Sarah, Elizabeth, and Peony were able to
.She used a special board with plastic symbols to correctly parse various syntactic
When the Premacks decided they no longer wanted to work with chimpanzees in 1987, Sarah was sent to Sarah Boysen's Chimp Center at the Ohio State University, where she lived and worked with other enculturated chimpanzees: Kermit, Darrell, Bobby, Sheba, Keeli, Ivy, Harper, and Emma. In February 2006, the Chimp Center was closed and OSU sent the chimps to a private animal collection in Texas, and subsequently transferred to another chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimp Haven, in Louisiana, where she was well known for her blanket nesting techniques.[1] Her favorite treat was M&M's.[3]
Sarah died in July 2019, just before her 60th birthday.[1][3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Remembering Sarah Anne". Chimp Haven Blog. July 29, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ ISBN 0-393-01581-5.
- ^ New York Times. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
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