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A Chimpanzee Who Can Read and Spell — And We Can Prove It

Posted on June 18, 2026 by Aya Katz

His name is Bow. He is a male chimpanzee, now in his mid-twenties, who has lived his entire life as the subject of a language acquisition study on a small farm in Missouri. He was never taught to use symbols … Continue reading →

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