And they are endangered, found in the wild only in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. More collaborative and sociable than their chimp cousins, bonobos also seem to be more adept at learning human language. To the uninitiated, bonobos look very much like chimpanzees, but they are in fact a separate species with distinct physical and behavioral traits. Such talents wouldn’t seem exceptional in a human child, but Teco is an ape- a bonobo, to be precise. What’s more, he’ll be able to string those words together into simple sentences and ask questions, tell jokes, and carry on conversations. He can’t speak, but with the aid of the tablet app I created for him, he’s building a vocabulary that will likely total several thousand words. Sitting with his Motorola Xoom tablet, he’s rapt, his dark eyes fixed on the images, fingers pecking away at the touch screen. Most likely, the child was completely captivated and surprisingly adept at manipulating the tiny icons.
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