Beyond his language skills, Kanzi showed off his ability to make and use stone tools, earning him the epithet "bonobo genius." He was then taught to build a fire and cook food, demonstrating his ...

In this audio slide show, meet Kanzi, the Trust's alpha male, who has demonstrated an extraordinary ability to communicate on our terms.—Rima Chaddha ...

"Once, Savage-Rumbaugh says, on an outing in a forest by the Georgia State University laboratory where he was raised, Kanzi touched the symbols for"marshmallow"and"fire."Given matches and ...

There was a genius named Kanzi, a male bonobo, a species of great ape distinct from gorillas and chimpanzees. Born in 1980, he was raised in research facilities in the United States. While living ...