Vicki (chimpanzee)

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Vicki (chimpanzee) was raised in parallel with a human infant, to see if she could learn human words. Eventually, she was able to voice four words:

• mama
• papa
• up
• cup

References

1. Catherine Hayes (1951), The Ape in Our House. New York: Harper.
2. K.J. Hayes and C Hayes, C (1952). "Imitation in a home-raised chimpanzee". Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 45, 450-459.
3. K.J. Hayes and C.H. Nissen. (1971). "Higher mental functions of a home-raised chimpanzee". In Schrier, A.M. and Stollnitz, F. (eds). Behaviour of Non-human Primates, 4,50-115. New York, Academic Press.

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