Under the auspices of the University, Drs Allen and Beatrice Gardner conducted a study concerned with human communication with animals. Sign language was the method selected and a female chimpanzee was chosen as the research subject. This film follows the chimpanzee’s progress from infancy to nearly five years of age.
Credits
production company
Pennsylvania State University
Language
English
Duration
00:47:28:00
Colour
Black and White
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
29276
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Animal behavior
Animals & Wildlife → Animal communication
Animals & Wildlife → Animals and civilization
Animals & Wildlife → Chimpanzees
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Communication
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social sciences - Research
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Sign language - Study and teaching
Short films
Short films → Short films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)