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.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010651
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Animal behavior
Animals & Wildlife → Animal communication
Animals & Wildlife → Animals and civilization
Animals & Wildlife → Chimpanzees
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Communication
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social sciences - Research
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Sign language - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)