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Susan Savage-Rumbaugh: The gentle genius of bonobos

Savage-Rumbaugh's work with bonobo apes, which can understand spoken language and learn tasks by watching, forces the audience to rethink how much of what a species can do is determined by biology — and how much by cultural exposure.

English
  • Originally Aired February 1, 2004
  • Runtime 15 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network YouTube
  • Notes Is a season finale
  • Created November 27, 2016 by
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  • Modified November 27, 2016 by
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Name Type Role
Susan Savage-Rumbaugh Guest Star