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= Washoe: The Chimpanzee Who Signs. = Washoe was born in West Africa in 1965. She was captured for use by the US Air Force for research for the space program. Washoe was named after Washoe County, Nevada, where she was raised and taught to use ASL. In 1967, Allen and Beatrix Gardner established a project to teach Washoe ASL at the University of Nevada, Reno. At the time, previous attempts to teach chimpanzees to imitate vocal languages (the Gua and Vicki projects) had failed. When Washoe was five, the Gardners decided to move on to other projects, and she was moved to the University of Oklahoma's Institute of Primate Studies in Norman, Oklahoma, under the care of the Foutses.

Teaching Methods.
Washoe was raised just the same as a normal human child. While with Washoe, the Gardners and Fouts were careful to communicate only in ASL with Washoe. They realized Washoe was able to pick up the signing without direction. She mimicked her teachers and picked up on the language right away. She continued to learn more and more.

Washoe's Later Life
After retaining a life full of signing, Washoe was introduced to a facility full of Chimpanzees that did not sign. Washow wished to have a baby and later was impregnated by an alpha male in the pack. Washoe had two miscarriages and became deeply depressed. Later, an abandoned chimp was brought to the facility and they immediately brought the infant to Washoe. Washoe adopted the infant as her own. As time progressed, Washoe began to teach the newborn infant sign language through the same techniques Washoe's teachers used on Washoe.

Famous Washoe Quotes

 * "Peek aboo (i.e. hide and seek) I go"
 * Baby (doll) in my drink (i.e. cup)" (when shown picture)
 * "Time Eat"
 * Asked 'Who's coming' Responds "Mrs G" (correct).
 * "You, Me out go". 'OK but first clothes' (Washoe puts on jacket.)
 * "Good, go", 'Where Go', "You Me Peekaboo"
 * 'What That' "Shoe" 'Whose That Shoe' "Yours" 'What color' "Black".