Washoe (chimpanzee)
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Washoe (c. September 1965 – October 30, 2007) was a female common chimpanzee who was the first non-human to learn to communicate using American Sign Language (ASL) as part of an animal research experiment on animal language acquisition.[1]
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Born | September 1965 West Africa |
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Died | October 30, 2007 (aged 42) Ellensburg, Washington, U.S. |
Cause of death | Complications from SAIDS |
Known for | Use of sign language |
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Washoe learned approximately 350 signs of ASL,[2] also teaching her adopted son Loulis some signs.[3][4][5] She spent most of her life at Central Washington University.