Kanzi: The Ape at the Brink of the Human Mind - Rilegato

Savage-Rumbaugh, E. Sue; Lewin, Roger

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ISBN 10: 0471585912 ISBN 13: 9780471585916

Casa editrice: Turner Pub Co, 1994

Riassunto

The story of Kanzi, an ape who communicates by punching symbols on a keyboard and understands spoken English, shows how close he has come to the human mind and sheds new light on the mental capabilities of animals.

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""Kanzi" offers any number of crucial insights into the workings of the mind."--"The New York Times Book Review" "The remarkable story of the "talking" ape who is proving animals can think" Though he cannot physically speak, Kanzi understands an impressive amount of spoken English and communicates by punching symbols on a special keyboard. This book tells Kanzi's incredible story and explores its intriguing ramifications. SUE SAVAGE-RUMBAUGH (Decatur, Georgia) is one of the world's leading ape-language researchers. ROGER LEWIN (Cambridge, Massachusetts) is the author of 12 books, including co-authorship of the best-selling "Origins" with Richard Leakey.

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• Editore: Turner Pub Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0471585912
• ISBN 13: 9780471585916
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 299