Bonnie, a 30-year-old female orangutan at the Smithsonian National Zoo, surprised her caretakers in the 1980's with a pretty neat trick. By watching people, she figured out how to whistle. This is the first documented case of a primate spontaneously mimicking the sounds of another species.
2008-12-23
Put Your Lips Together and Blow
Bonnie, a 30-year-old female orangutan at the Smithsonian National Zoo, surprised her caretakers in the 1980's with a pretty neat trick. By watching people, she figured out how to whistle. This is the first documented case of a primate spontaneously mimicking the sounds of another species.
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