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15/11/2007 Panbanisha is an adult female bonobo at Great Ape Trust. She is the daughter of Matata and mother to Nyota and Nathan.
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03/03/2009 Kanzi the bonobo demonstrates language recognition, and shows his understanding of intentions while playing with the narrator.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/speakingbonobo.html
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08/11/2007 Kanzi in a research session at Great Ape Trust of Iowa. Here Kanzi uses the lexigram system.
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Panbanisha, también conocida como el bonobo del lexigrama fue eje de los estudios sobre el gran lenguaje de los simios de Sue Savage-Rumbaugh. Panbanisha fue la hija de Matata, la madre adoptiva del famoso Kanzi, y era madre de dos bonobos, Nyota y Nathen. Ella vivía en el Great Ape Trust en Iowa. Murió de una enfermedad respiratoria el 6 de noviembre de 2012 cuando tenía 26 años.
Panbanisha and her brother Kanzi in the play yard
Panbanisha (November 17, 1985 – November 6, 2012),[1] also known by the lexigram LexigramPanbanisha-sm.jpg, was a female bonobo that featured in studies on great ape language by Sue Savage-Rumbaugh. Panbanisha was the daughter of Matata, the adopted mother of the famous Kanzi, and was the mother of two sons, Nyota and Nathen. She lived at the Great Ape Trust in Iowa. Panbanisha died of a respiratory disease at the Great Ape Trust on November 6, 2012. She was 26.[1]
Dr. Susan Savage Rumbaugh and bonobo female Panbanisha communicating by lexigram keyboard, Pan paniscus, Language Research Center, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
http://franslanting.photoshelter.com/image/I0000_daM.LYBlo8
“Intentionality in All its Guises”
Language, Intelligence, and Intent in Primates
Evolutionary Studies Seminar 2009
evolution.binghamton.edu/evos/Seminar/Savage-Rumbaugh-2009.html
http://panbanisha.org/ a tribute website and collection of photos, videos, and memories that people have shared
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Savage-Rumbaugh
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panbanisha
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| | My life’s work has been based on participating in non-invasive language research with bonobos and chimpanzees, who share nearly 99% of their DNA with humans. In the photo is Panbanisha, a 25 year old female bonobo, who uses an electronic keyboard with ‘words’ in a language called Yerkish on it to communicate with me. Panbanisha is altering our relationship with the gift of language, taking it to a truly higher level. Since the discovery of my brain tumor (gliosarcoma grade 4), in August 2008, and subsequent surgeries, all of the bonobos that I work with at the Iowa Primate Learning Sanctuary have shown tender compassion and attentive care to my scars. Their concern, along with the incredible support from family, friends and the wonderful medical support I have received, have led me down a path of tranquility. Hope is alive at Duke and the research done there is pioneering work in understanding the extraordinary mysteries of the miracle of the brain. |
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