Washoe
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| Born | September 1965 |
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| Died | October 30 |
| 2007 | |
| Known for | Use of sign language |
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| ID | 2927534 |
About Washoe
Washoe was a female common chimpanzee who was the first non-human to learn to communicate using American Sign Language as part of a research experiment on animal language acquisition. Washoe learned approximately 350 signs of ASL. She also taught her adopted son Loulis some signs.
