A Human Baby And A Chimp Grew Up Together...
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The 1931 experiment could never be conducted today, but the results were fascinating.
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1. Researchers Luella and Winthrop Kellogg were inspired by an article about the wolf-children of India whom everyone assumed lacked intelligence, but he believed the children simply adapted to their environment from a young age.
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2. The unusual siblings were treated as similarly as possible.
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3. Gua the chimp developed human behaviors much faster than her "brother," testing ahead of him in tasks like using a spoon or cup and responding to simple commands.
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6. But she was less independent than Donald the human when it came to human interaction, often clinging to her researcher for comfort and affection.
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7. The experiment was meant to last for 5 years, following the growth of each child, but after just 9 months, Kellogg decided to end it.
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8. Donald, on the other hand, had begun mimicking Gua's chimpanzee sounds, such as her "food bark."
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9. Donald was adapting to his surroundings the way humans do, which in this case meant learning how the chimp communicated.
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