Next of Kin by Roger Fouts

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Next of Kin by Roger Fouts

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Summary

Through the story of his adopted chimpanzee, Washoe, Roger Fouts demonstrates that humans and chimpanzees are even closer than was previously thought and that chimpanzees can achieve fluency in language. The book aims to challenge assumptions about non-human primates.

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Next of Kin by Roger Fouts

Roger Fouts, a leading animal psychologist and pioneer in the field of animal language research, achieved almost celebrity status in the late 1960s when he succcessfully taught his adopted chimp, Washoe, how to use sign language. For the last 30 years Fouts and Washoe have been exploring the frontiers of primate intelligence, creativity and culture. Fouts uses this unique relationship as the narrative for this book, which is both a personal memoir and professional journal. The book also traces how Fouts was forced to rethink his professional identity because of the close personal binds that develop between him and the chimps.

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ISBN 13 9780718141714
ISBN 10 0718141717
Title Next of Kin
Author Roger Fouts
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1997-08-28
Number of pages 416
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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