Washoe was a chimpanzee who was famous for learning a good deal of American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate. She died on October 30, 2007 at about 42 years old. In reading about her I was touched by both her relationship to her 'teachers' and her intelligence. I hope she had a good life. From the website:
"Washoe was born in Africa and was estimated to be 42 years old when she passed away in 2007. Washoe was cross-fostered and acquired American Sign Language from her human companions. She was the first non-human in history to acquire a human language."(As if ours is the best...)
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