(I'm kind of horrified though by Savage-Rumbaugh's successors giving up on all the communication stuff
I know, I had the same reaction!
I realize that's very anthrocentric and possibly a bit condescending of me, but... I mean... it's one thing for bonobos in the wild, it's another for bonobos that have been learning all this stuff!)
Well, if S-R can be trusted, I think Kanzi would agree, based on this one anecdote she told about him! In a different book, I think. Anyway, she and his other caretakers once decided to take him camping in the Georgia woods, thinking that, as a bonobo, he would be down with that. Much to their surprise, he had fun exploring, but when it came time for bed, he was *not* cool with sleeping outdoors. He kept insisting that it was time to go back home, where he could follow his usual bedtime routine of watching his favorite TV programs and ordering room service with his pictureboard.
Lol at the Westernized bonobo!
My wife, not a fan of roughing it, wholeheartedly agrees. Why would you sleep outdoors when you could be comfortable in your own bed with your yarn and your audiobooks?
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I know, I had the same reaction!
I realize that's very anthrocentric and possibly a bit condescending of me, but... I mean... it's one thing for bonobos in the wild, it's another for bonobos that have been learning all this stuff!)
Well, if S-R can be trusted, I think Kanzi would agree, based on this one anecdote she told about him! In a different book, I think. Anyway, she and his other caretakers once decided to take him camping in the Georgia woods, thinking that, as a bonobo, he would be down with that. Much to their surprise, he had fun exploring, but when it came time for bed, he was *not* cool with sleeping outdoors. He kept insisting that it was time to go back home, where he could follow his usual bedtime routine of watching his favorite TV programs and ordering room service with his pictureboard.
Lol at the Westernized bonobo!
My wife, not a fan of roughing it, wholeheartedly agrees. Why would you sleep outdoors when you could be comfortable in your own bed with your yarn and your audiobooks?