Panpanzee

Panpanzee
Specieschimpanzee
Sexfemale
Born1985 (1985)
DiedFebruary 9, 2014(2014-02-09) (aged 28–29)
Cause of deathdiabetes complications
Known forlearned 348 lexigram symbols and over 3,000 English words

Panpanzee the chimpanzee (1985 – February 9, 2014 at the age of 28–29 by diabetes complications), was born at the Language Research Center at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] She lived the rest of her life at the Great Ape Trust in Iowa.[2] Her half-brother is Kanzi, a famous bonobo. Kanzi learned 348 lexigram symbols and over 3,000 words from the English language over her lifespan.[3]

  1. ^ "Panzee obituary" (PDF). Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "Chimpanzee | Greatapetrust.org". www.greatapetrust.org. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  3. ^ Raffaele, Paul. "Speaking Bonobo". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2018-11-20.