Sue Savage-Rumbaugh

Sue Savage-Rumbaugh
Savage-Rumbaugh at the 2011 Time 100 gala
Born (1946-08-16) August 16, 1946 (age 78)
Occupation(s)Primatologist, psychologist, educator
Children1
RelativesDuane Rumbaugh (ex-husband)

Emily Sue Savage-Rumbaugh[1][2] (born August 16, 1946) is a psychologist and primatologist most known for her work with two bonobos, Kanzi and Panbanisha, investigating their linguistic and cognitive abilities using lexigrams and computer-based keyboards. Originally based at Georgia State University's Language Research Center in Atlanta, Georgia, she worked at the Iowa Primate Learning Sanctuary in Des Moines, Iowa from 2006 until her departure in November 2013.

  1. ^ Savage-Rumbaugh, Emily Sue. "Supplemental Affidavit of Emily Sue Savage-Rumbaugh" (PDF). Supreme Court of the State of New York. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via nonhumanrights.org.[unreliable source]
  2. ^ Dreifus, Claudia (April 14, 1998). "A Conversation: With Emily Sue Savage-Rumbaugh; She Talks to Apes and, According to Her, They Talk Back". The New York Times. p. 4F. Retrieved February 17, 2022.