<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org</link><description>Great Ape Trust is a scientific research facility in Des Moines, Iowa, dedicated to understanding the origins and future of culture, language, tools and intelligence, and to the preservation of endangered great apes in their natural habitats. To learn more about Great Ape Trust, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, go to www.GreatApeTrust.org.</description><lastBuildDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600</lastBuildDate><language>en-us</language><atom:link href="http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/rss/index.php" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><item><title>Happy Birthday to Allie</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/happy-birthday-to-allie</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/happy-birthday-to-allie</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Allie is an amazing orangutan with an extraordinary story - and now she's 17.
Born on December 30, 1994, Allie has overcome many obstacles in her 17 years - but since 2005 has enjoyed a wonderful life at Great Ape Trust. &Acirc;&nbsp; To learn more...]]></description></item><item><title>Great Ape Trust Web Site Honored</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/great-ape-trust-web-site-honored-again</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/great-ape-trust-web-site-honored-again</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Great Ape Trust's Web site is among the world's best...again.
For the sixth time in eight years, the Web site of Great Ape Trust has been recognized as one of the best worldwide. The Trust was honored recently with a 2011 W3Silver Award in the...]]></description></item><item><title>Portraits of Allie</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/portraits-of-allie</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/portraits-of-allie</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><description><![CDATA[NEW PHOTOS of Allie, an orangutan at Great Ape Trust.
The images were taken when Allie spent time on a unseasonably warm November afternoon near the outdoor enclosure at Great ape Trust.
To view the new photos, &Atilde;&#130;&Acirc;&nbsp;go to the...]]></description></item><item><title>Popi and a Late Autumn Afternoon</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/popi-and-a-late-autumn-afternoon</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/popi-and-a-late-autumn-afternoon</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[These days are fleeting, so when it came to a beautiful autumn afternoon at Great Ape Trust, Popi the orangutan knew how to make the most of it.
It was the American author Nathaniel Hawthorne who wrote more than 150 years ago, "I cannot endure to...]]></description></item><item><title>NEW PHOTOS OF TECO</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/new-photos-of-teco</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/new-photos-of-teco</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Teco is now 15 months old and, like any baby, changes with each passing week and month. &nbsp;Check out the new slideshow of images.
Simply click onto the Teco At 15 Months slideshow in the callout box below.
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]]></description></item><item><title>Treetop Panbanisha</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/treetop-panbanisha-2</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/treetop-panbanisha-2</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[When Panbanisha climbed up a large ash tree at Great Ape Trust, I'm not sure who enjoyed it more - the bonobo or the video crew shooting a documentary for BBC Television.
The sequence began with Panbanisha wanting a campfire near the Great Ape Trust...]]></description></item><item><title>Keeping Cool at Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/keeping-cool-at-great-ape-trust</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/keeping-cool-at-great-ape-trust</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Cool and refreshing &ndash; that&rsquo;s the goal for Great Ape Trust caretakers dealing with extreme heat and humidity to make life enjoyable for bonobos and orangutans.
&ldquo;The bonobos all seem to tolerate the heat and will spend some time...]]></description></item><item><title>Road Scholars Learn About Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/road-scholars-learn-about-great-ape-trust</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/road-scholars-learn-about-great-ape-trust</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The busload of seniors who were part of a Road Scholar learning program have seen many things in their long lives - but probably nothing quite like Great Ape Trust.
First a little background. The Road Scholar program is a lifelong learning effort...]]></description></item><item><title>Great Ape Garden (early July)</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/great-ape-garden-early-july</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/great-ape-garden-early-july</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Like most of us, the Great Ape Trust bonobos and orangutans love fresh produce. Thanks to a new garden and some helpful humans, the summer shapes up to be a tasty one.
Getting the Great Ape Garden in shape hasn't been easy. &nbsp;The first plot...]]></description></item><item><title>Allie and Popi on a Summer&#039;s Day</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/allie-and-popi-on-a-summer-s-day</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/allie-and-popi-on-a-summer-s-day</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[NEW &nbsp;VIDEO and PHOTOS: July began with stiffing heat at Great Ape Trust but that didn't deter Allie and Popi from enjoying the day.
CHECK OUT THE NEW VIDEO AND SLIDESHOW (SEE BELOW) .
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]]></description></item><item><title>HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Elikya</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/happy-birthday-to-elikya</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/happy-birthday-to-elikya</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Elikya, a bonobo at Great Ape Trust and the mother of baby Teco, turned 14 years old today.
Born June 28, 1997 at Georgia State University's Language Research Center near Atlanta, Elikya is the daughter of Great Ape Trust matriarch Matata, she moved...]]></description></item><item><title>NEW TECO VIDEO: A Hit With the Bonobos!</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/new-photos-teco-s-first-birthday</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/new-photos-teco-s-first-birthday</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Baby Teco is now one year old. &nbsp;Take a look at the NEW VIDEO CLIP AND SLIDESHOW of the baby bonobo's first birthday at Great Ape Trust.
According to Great Ape Trust scientist, Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, the new Teco video is a hit with the...]]></description></item><item><title>Ask the Ape Experts: Q &amp; A with Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-ape-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-6</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-ape-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-6</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Why are the bonobos only taught symbol language when they understand spoken English? 
Today's question came from Terry in Canada. &nbsp;She writes, "If a human child of three or four can learn to read and use a keyboard, it wouldn't surprise me a...]]></description></item><item><title>Peter Gabriel on Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/peter-gabriel-on-dr-sue-savage-rumbaugh</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/peter-gabriel-on-dr-sue-savage-rumbaugh</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA["The way we perceive the other species with whom we share the planet has been forever changed by the work of Sue Savage -Rumbaugh. " (Peter Gabriel, May 2011)
 
In 2001, musician Peter Gabriel visited the Language Research Center at Georgia State...]]></description></item><item><title>NEW VIDEO AND PHOTOS: Baby Teco at 11 Months</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/new-photos-baby-teco-at-11-months</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/new-photos-baby-teco-at-11-months</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Take a look at Great Ape Trust's TWO NEW&nbsp;VIDEOS AND SLIDESHOW of baby Teco at 11 months. 
(Simply click on the videos (Teco's Naptime and Teco at 11 Months) and slideshow links in the callout box below to activate the images)
Born on June 1,...]]></description></item><item><title>What the 2011 TIME 100 Recognition Means to Science and Me</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/title-tbd</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/title-tbd</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Earning this very special distinction from TIME magazine is most gratifying. But what does it mean to our bonobo research?
I think it means that over the long haul, my scientific studies with great apes have withstood the test of time. The work was...]]></description></item><item><title>Ninth Anniversary of Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ninth-anniversary-of-great-ape-trust</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ninth-anniversary-of-great-ape-trust</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Nine years ago, the world first heard about a great ape research center proposed for Des Moines, Iowa.&nbsp;Great Ape Trust was announced to the public on April 19, 2002 in conjunction with the annual conference of the Iowa Academy of...]]></description></item><item><title>NEW VIDEO: Teco and Dr. Sue</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/new-video-teco-and-dr-sue</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/new-video-teco-and-dr-sue</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[There's new video from Great Ape Trust of baby Teco and Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh.
The video was shot in the bonobo home at Great Ape Trust in southeast Des Moines during a photo shoot for a national magazine.
Teco was born on June 1, 2010 and is a...]]></description></item><item><title>In Bicultural Style, Nyota Celebrates Birthday at Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/in-bicultural-style-nyota-celebrates-birthday-at-great-ape-trust</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/in-bicultural-style-nyota-celebrates-birthday-at-great-ape-trust</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In the true tradition of bicultural rearing, Nyota celebrated his 13th birthday in grand style this week at Great Ape Trust.
Thanks to the caring staff in the bonobo home, Nyota celebrated his birthday with streamers, presents, and cake as well as...]]></description></item><item><title>A Special Afternoon with Allie</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/an-afternoon-with-allie-the-orangutan</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/an-afternoon-with-allie-the-orangutan</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ever wonder what it's like to spend the day with a great ape? &nbsp;An unseasonably warm afternoon brought about a special day of bonding recently at Great Ape Trust between Allie the orangutan and Jackie Mobley, one of her caretakers. 
The...]]></description></item><item><title>Ask the Ape Experts: Q &amp; A with Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-ape-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-5</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-ape-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><description><![CDATA[What about bonobos and their reputation for sexual behavior?
Today's question comes from Ronnie, an environmental science teacher in New Jersey who presents to students video clips of Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh's groundbreaking work with bonobos....]]></description></item><item><title>Ask the Ape Experts: Q &amp; A with Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-ape-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-4</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-ape-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-4</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><description><![CDATA[What can you tell us about baby Teco's unique, and possibly, autistic behavior?
Following The Des Moines Register's article about baby Teco and the disclosure that the eight month bonobo might have suffered from autism brought about questions from a...]]></description></item><item><title>Great Ape Trust Earns Two Gold ADDY Awards</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/great-ape-trust-earns-two-gold-addy-awards</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/great-ape-trust-earns-two-gold-addy-awards</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Great Ape Trust was&nbsp;recently honored with two Gold ADDY&reg; Awards for creative excellence by the American Advertising Federation of Des Moines.
For details about the awards,&nbsp;(go here)
]]></description></item><item><title>Ask the Ape Experts: Q &amp; A with Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-ape-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-3</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-ape-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Since we're so closely related, do great apes suffer from Alzheimers?
Today's question came from Dave whose father is in the final stage of Alzheimers. &nbsp;WIlliam M. Fields, director of scientific research at Great Ape Trust provided this...]]></description></item><item><title>Ask the Ape Experts: Q &amp; A with Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-ape-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-2</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-ape-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-2</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Are there still orangutans at Great Ape Trust?
Today's Ask the Ape Experts question comes from Janis. &nbsp;Yes, we have two orangutans on the Great Ape Trust campus.&nbsp; Allie, a 16 year old female, and&nbsp;Popi (pictured), a 39 year old female....]]></description></item><item><title>Science Behind the Art</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/science-behind-the-art</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/science-behind-the-art</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The artist behind the cover of the 2011 Book of Lists is none other than the bonobo, Kanzi. &nbsp;But there's more to this than just paint strokes on a canvas.
It was the basis for an article in the January 21 issue of the Des Moines Business...]]></description></item><item><title>Happy Birthday to Matata, the Bonobo Matriarch</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/happy-birthday-to-matata-the-bonobo-matriarch</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/happy-birthday-to-matata-the-bonobo-matriarch</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><description><![CDATA[She's the matriarch of the bonobo colony at Great Ape Trust. &nbsp;Now at the age of 41, Matata's role in ape language and cognition research is as important as ever.
The only wild-born bonobo in the Great Ape Trust colony, Matata was one of five...]]></description></item><item><title>Happy Birthday: Allie Turns 16</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/allie-turns-16</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/allie-turns-16</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Allie, a very special female orangutan at Great Ape Trust, turned 16 on December 30.
Allie is one of two orangutans that have remained at Great Ape Trust following the transfer of four others to Indianapolis Zoo last summer. &nbsp;Both Allie and...]]></description></item><item><title>Remembering Dian Fossey</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/remembering-dian-fossey</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/remembering-dian-fossey</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It's the 25th anniversary of Dian Fossey's death in Rwanda. Great Ape Trust's Peter Clay worked with Fossey and the mountain gorillas. He shares his thoughts with us.
How did you know Dian Fossey?
In February of 1985 I arrived at Dian Fossey&rsquo;s...]]></description></item><item><title>Ask the Ape Experts: Q &amp; A with Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-ape-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-ape-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Do the bonobos express their emotions?
Today's question comes from Ronnie Riedell, a student at Saddleback College in California and is directed to William Fields, director of scientific research at Great Ape Trust.
RR: If you were to ask Kanzi a...]]></description></item><item><title>Ask the Experts:  Q &amp; A with Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-10</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-10</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Do animals have consciousness?
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Today's question for Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh comes from Theodora Tsoli, a reporter with the Greek newspaper,&nbsp;To Vima.
SSR: The world 'animal' encompasses all nonhuman beings except plants. It includes the...]]></description></item><item><title>Ask the Ape Experts:  Q &amp; A with Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-9</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-9</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Besides language, what other characteristics or capabilities in the bonobos have you seen through your scientific work that are human-like?
Today's question for Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh came from Theodora Tsoli, a reporter with the Greek...]]></description></item><item><title>Ask the Experts:  Q &amp; A with Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-7</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-7</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><description><![CDATA[What do you say to those who argue that the ability of bonobos who communicate through special keyboards doesn't constitute language?
Today's question for Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh comes from Theodora Tsoli, a reporter with the Greek...]]></description></item><item><title>Ask the Experts:  Q &amp; A with Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-6</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-6</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><description><![CDATA[How do Kanzi's language skills compare to other great apes, like Koko the gorilla?
Today's question for Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh come from Theodora Tsoli, a reporter with the Greek newspaper,&nbsp;To Vima.
SSR: The concept of a first language is not...]]></description></item><item><title>Ask the Experts:  Q &amp; A with Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-5</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><description><![CDATA[What is the language competency and capabilities of Kanzi's relatives and his son, Teco?
Today's question for Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh come from Theodora Tsoli, a reporter with the Greek newspaper,&nbsp;To Vima.
SSR: Kanzi's half sister Panbanisha,...]]></description></item><item><title>Ask the Experts:  Q &amp; A with Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-3</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-3</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><description><![CDATA[What is a typical day like for Kanzi?
Today's question for Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh come from Theodora Tsoli, a reporter with the Greek newspaper,&nbsp;To Vima.
SSR: Great Ape Trust staff arrive and clean his cage twice a day and provide him with...]]></description></item><item><title>Ask the Experts:  Q &amp; A with Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-4</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-4</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Today's questions for Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh come from Theodora Tsoli, a reporter with the Greek newspaper,&nbsp;To Vima.
TT: Have you noticed an evolution in Kanzi's learning abilities with practice?
SSR: Kanzi's comprehension of language has...]]></description></item><item><title>Ask the Experts:  Q &amp; A with Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Today's question for Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh comes from Theodora Tsoli, a reporter with the Greek newspaper,&nbsp;To Vima.
TT:&nbsp;What kind of &lsquo;human&rsquo; abilities has he got?
SSR:&nbsp;We have been careful to raise Kanzi with both humans...]]></description></item><item><title>Ask the Experts:  Q &amp; A with Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/a-discussion-with-dr-sue-savage-rumbaugh-part-1</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/a-discussion-with-dr-sue-savage-rumbaugh-part-1</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Today's questions for Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh come from Theodora Tsoli, a reporter with the Greek newspaper, To Vima.
When did you first notice the abilities of Kanzi?
SSR: When Kanzi and his mother were briefly separated (so that she could be taken...]]></description></item><item><title>NEW VIDEO: Teco,  &#039;Center of Attention&#039; at Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/new-video-teco-center-of-attention-at-great-ape-trust</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/new-video-teco-center-of-attention-at-great-ape-trust</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[We've just posted on our You Tube channel, a video clip of baby Teco with Great Ape Trust scienitist, Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, and the bonobos Kanzi and Panbanisha.
Teco is expected to become the third generation of bonobos to collaborate with...]]></description></item><item><title>Great Ape Trust Web site  rated among best in U.S.</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/great-ape-trust-web-site-rated-among-best-in-u-s</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/great-ape-trust-web-site-rated-among-best-in-u-s</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Great Ape Trust was honored recently with a W3 Silver Award by the International Academy of the Visual Arts.
Read more.
]]></description></item><item><title>Teco at Four Months</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/teco-at-four-months</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/teco-at-four-months</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[NEW PHOTOS OF BABY TECO!
The newest addition to the bonobo family at Great Ape Trust continues to impress scientists and staff.
Teco, who turned four months old the first of October, now weights around eight pounds and crawls constantly. &nbsp;He's...]]></description></item><item><title>Ape House Author Sara Gruen on IPTV.org</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ape-house-author-sara-gruen-on-iptv-org</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ape-house-author-sara-gruen-on-iptv-org</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[We have some good news for those who missed best-selling novelist Sara Gruen's visit to Des Moines last month to launch her new book "Ape House."
Thanks to Iowa Public Television, you may now view Gruen's appearance at Hoyt Sherman Place...]]></description></item><item><title>Tarred by the Same Brush</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/tarred-by-the-same-brush</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/tarred-by-the-same-brush</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Great Ape Trust Scientists and Colleagues &nbsp;Respond to "New York Times" Essay.
A recent &nbsp;essay in The New York Times, Trouble in the Monkey House (Sept 12) drew an odd, and frankly, unfair connection: &nbsp;Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh...]]></description></item><item><title>Anderson Cooper Visits Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/anderson-cooper-visits-great-ape-trust</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/anderson-cooper-visits-great-ape-trust</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Anderson Cooper has had a bonobo experience. &nbsp;The anchor of CNN's weeknight prime-time news program&nbsp;AC 360 visited Great Ape Trust on Wednesday to see firsthand the bonobo language research program in Des Moines. &nbsp; Cooper was...]]></description></item><item><title>Anderson Cooper to Visit Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/anderson-cooper-to-visit-great-ape-trust</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/anderson-cooper-to-visit-great-ape-trust</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Anderson Cooper is about to meet Kanzi. The anchor of CNN's weeknight prime-time news program AC 360 is scheduled to visit&nbsp;the Des Moines scientific research facility this week. &nbsp;Cooper and his production crew will videotape the bonobos...]]></description></item><item><title>FREE BONOBO BOOKLET ONLINE!</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/free-bonobo-booklet-online</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/free-bonobo-booklet-online</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[For the compelling story of bonobo language research and how Great Ape Trust wound up in Des Moines, check out our new booklet: Insights Through Collaborations with Apes.
This on-line narrative tells you how Great Ape Trust came out, why the bonobo...]]></description></item><item><title>Bringing up Bonobo</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/bringing-up-bonobo</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/bringing-up-bonobo</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[This question about baby Teco and his rearing came in from Fay:
Doesn't the intense human interaction with the baby bonobo - Teco - interfere with his relationship with his mother?
Below is a response to Fay's good question from Great Ape Trust...]]></description></item><item><title>Rumbaugh calls Gruen &quot;An A+ Student of Primates&quot;</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/rumbaugh-calls-gruen-an-a-student-of-primates</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/rumbaugh-calls-gruen-an-a-student-of-primates</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The following blog was submitted by Dr. Duane M. Rumbaugh, scientist emeritus at Great Ape Trust. 
The Minnesota Public Radio program that aired today was wonderful! &nbsp;Dr. Sue and Sara Gruen provided listeners with an accurate and sound...]]></description></item><item><title>High and Dry</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/high-and-dry</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/high-and-dry</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Thanks to all of you this past week who expressed concerned about flooding on the Great Ape Trust campus. &nbsp;Here's a quick update with some photos.
Water in our lake remains very high but below the flood levels of early July. &nbsp;At that time,...]]></description></item><item><title>Orangutans Enjoy Break In  Heat</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/orangutans-enjoy-break-in-heat</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/orangutans-enjoy-break-in-heat</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Like most of us on Friday afternoon, the orangutans at Great Ape Trust enjoyed a break from the sweltering temperatures of the past week.
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Here Azy, the 32-year-old male, relaxes in his outdoor enclosure with a cool snack of celery. Knobi and...]]></description></item><item><title>Ask the Experts: Apes and Head Nodding</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/a-question-about-apes-and-head-nodding</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/a-question-about-apes-and-head-nodding</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[I have heard that all humans shake their heads up and down for yes and left and right for no. Do apes have the same behavior ?
Brad Dutton
]]></description></item><item><title>Elikya turns 13</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/elikya-turns-13</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/elikya-turns-13</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Elikya, the newest mother bonobo at Great Ape Trust, turned 13 on June 28. She gave birth to a son, Teco, on June 1. The caretakers and scientists say both are doing very well.&nbsp;Elikya came to Great Ape Trust in spring of 2005 from the Language...]]></description></item><item><title>Ape House</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ape-house</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ape-house</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Best-selling author Sara Gruen recently appeared on C-SPAN to discuss Ape House, her upcoming novel inspired by the bonobos and scientific research at Great Ape Trust. Her appearance was part of C-SPAN's coverage of Book Expo America, a trade show...]]></description></item><item><title>Maisha&#039;s Birthday</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/maisha-s-birthday</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/maisha-s-birthday</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Maisha, the youngest member of the bonobo family at Great Ape Trust, turned 10-years-old on May 28th.&nbsp; He was born at Georgia State University's Language Research Center near Atlanta in 2000, the won of P-Suke and Matata, the matriarch of the...]]></description></item><item><title>Enjoying Spring Weather</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/enjoying-spring-weather</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/enjoying-spring-weather</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Much of May in Iowa has consisted of rain, cool temperatures and windy conditions. &nbsp;Not particularly unusual but not much fun for humans or the orangutans and bonobos at Great Ape Trust in Des Moines. However, Friday, May 14th was a spectacular...]]></description></item><item><title>What is the difference between a bonobo and a chimpanzee</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/what-is-the-difference-between-a-bonobo-and-a-chimpanzee-by-beth-dalbey</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/what-is-the-difference-between-a-bonobo-and-a-chimpanzee-by-beth-dalbey</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Like many Iowans, some of us on the administrative side of Great Ape Trust were unschooled about the seemingly subtle differences between chimpanzees and bonobos until Ted Townsend announced in 2002 that he would bring a colony of eight bonobos to...]]></description></item><item><title>Ask the Ape Experts: Q &amp; A with Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-ape-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-7</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-ape-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Can the language-competent bonobos at Great Ape Trust 'translate' for the others?
This question comes from Ruth in Des Moines: &nbsp;Have you ever asked any of the apes to translate something from wild apes?&nbsp;For instance, have you had them look...]]></description></item><item><title>Drake students visit Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/drake-students-visit-great-ape-trust</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/drake-students-visit-great-ape-trust</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Drake University students visited Great Ape Trust of Iowa September 19, as part of the First-Year Seminar Program. The visitation by some 40 students was coordinated by Charlene Skidmore, assistant director of Drake&rsquo;s First-Year Seminar...]]></description></item><item><title>Ape language pioneers speak at conference on religion and science</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ape-language-pioneers-speak-at-conference-on-religion-and-science</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ape-language-pioneers-speak-at-conference-on-religion-and-science</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ape language pioneers Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, a&nbsp;scientist with special standingat Great Ape Trust of Iowa, and Dr. Daune Rumbaugh,&nbsp;scientist emeritus, were among the featured speakers at the recent conference of the Institute on Religion...]]></description></item><item><title>Two incredible weeks of teamwork</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/two-incredible-weeks-of-teamwork-by-beth-dalbey</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/two-incredible-weeks-of-teamwork-by-beth-dalbey</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Clouds like the one that passed over Great Ape Trust June 10-13 and left our campus covered in water have silver linings, and we&rsquo;ve seen much evidence of that in the recent days. Inconvenient, expensive and time-consuming, the Floods of 2008...]]></description></item><item><title>What tool use says about you</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/what-tool-use-says-about-you-by-beth-dalbey</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/what-tool-use-says-about-you-by-beth-dalbey</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Husband-and-wife team Dr. Nick Toth and Dr. Kathy Schick just gave a fascinating presentation tracing tool among great apes and early humans through time and tying the data to the evolution of the human brain. The co-directors of the Stone Age...]]></description></item><item><title>What They&#039;re Saying About Dr. Sue&#039;s TIME 100 Recognition</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/what-they-re-saying-about-the-honor</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/what-they-re-saying-about-the-honor</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Sue is enormously deserving of this world-class recognition. Her tireless commitment to the apes and their potential to help unlock the process by which a brain creates a mind holds profound potential for revealing transformative human...]]></description></item><item><title>Great Ape Trust&#039;s Dr. Swartz lectures at national Psi Chi conference</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/great-ape-trust-s-dr-swartz-lectures-at-national-psi-chi-conference</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/great-ape-trust-s-dr-swartz-lectures-at-national-psi-chi-conference</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Dr. Karyl Swartz, a scientist at Great Ape Trust of Iowa whose research focuses on memory, learning, attention and mirror self-recognition among orangutans, was a guest lecturer at the 2008 Psi Chi Regional &amp; National Convention in Charlotte,...]]></description></item><item><title>Ask the Ape Experts: Q &amp; A with Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-12</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-12</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Today's question for Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh comes from Theodora Tsoli, a reporter with the Greek newspaper,&nbsp;To Vima.
TT: &nbsp;Is Kanzi an exception or just an example of the abilities of great apes, and other kinds of animals as well?&nbsp;...]]></description></item><item><title>Ask the Ape Experts: Q &amp; A with Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-11</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-11</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Today's question for Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh comes from Theodora Tsoli, a reporter with the Greek newspaper,&nbsp;To Vima.
TT: Do you believe that with the appropriate teaching and training that other kinds of apes could learn language as well?
Dr....]]></description></item><item><title>Ask the Experts:  Q &amp; A with Great Ape Trust</title><link>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-8</link><guid>http://www.greatapetrust.org/about-the-trust/great-ape-trust-blog/ask-the-experts-q-a-with-great-ape-trust-8</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Today's questions for Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh come from Theodora Tsoli, a reporter with the Greek newspaper,&nbsp;To Vima.
TT: &nbsp;Were you raised to believe that language was solely a human characteristic?
SSR: I don't recall the topic ever being...]]></description></item></channel></rss>
