ANIMAL TALK "Calm down!" said Alex. "Don't tell me to calm down!" replied Irene. Husband and wife?

Brother and sister? No, Alex is an African gray parrot, and Dr. Irene Pepperburg has trained him to talk he has a vocabulary of about 100 words. Alex can also count up to seven, and identify shapes, colors, and materials. And he has a close relationship with Dr. Pepperburg. When she had to leave Alex with the vet for an operation, he asked her not to go. "Stop!" he screamed. "I love you! Come back!" Apes are also famous for learning human language. Koko, a gorilla who was taught sign language, has learned more than 1,000 signs and can understand about 2,000 English words. She has even had an Internet chat! But one of the most famous animal language learners is Kanzi, a chimpanzee, who communicates by pressing symbols on a special keyboard. Kanzi not only has a large vocabulary, he also makes up words; for example, "finger bracelet" (ring) and "white tiger" (|zebra). And he responds to an enormous number of spoken ;ommands and questions. In one test, the researcher, Dr. Bavage-Rumbaugh, asked him to wash a potato, and then told him to turn off the water. She asked him to get a ball and told him to take a red ball into the office. She told him to put a tomato in the refrigerator and to put a key in the refrigerator Kanzi responded correctly to 74 percent of 660 requests and instructions. Kanzi is clearly a remarkable chimp. Once, Dr. Savage-Rumbaugh's keys were stolen by another chimp at the reses center. She asked Kanzi to get them back for her. Kanzi wentl "talk" to the guilty chimp, and brought back the stolen keys. And when he's relaxing, Kanzi likes watching TVTarzan is | of his favorite movies! But can animals really learn and use language? if a ps tells you not to be silly, it's probably because the parrot has I heard the phrase "Don't be silly!" And perhaps we should sod more time trying to understand how animals communicate each other, instead of teaching them to communicate with us

CHARLA DE ANIMALES "Clmate!" dijo Alex. "No me digas que me calme!" respondi Irene. El esposo y la esposa? El hermano y la hermana? No, Alex es un loro gris africano, y la Dra. Irene Pepperburg le ha capacitado para hablar que tiene un vocabulario de unas 100 palabras. Alex tambin puede contar hasta siete, e identificar formas, colores y materiales. Y l tiene una relacin cercana con el Dr. Pepperburg. Cuando tuvo que dejar a Alex con el veterinario para una operacin, l le pidi que no fuera. "Alto!" grit. "Te quiero! Vuelve!" Los simios tambin son famosos por aprender el lenguaje humano. Koko, una gorila que se le ense el lenguaje de seas, ha aprendido ms de 1.000 signos y puede comprender alrededor de 2.000 palabras en ingls. Ella incluso ha tenido un chat de Internet! Pero uno de los estudiantes que estn aprendiendo ms famosos animales es Kanzi, un chimpanc, que se comunica pulsando los smbolos de un teclado especial. Kanzi no slo tiene un gran vocabulario, sino que tambin hace que la palabra, por ejemplo, "brazalete dedo" (anillo) y "tigre blanco" (| zebra). Y l responde a un enorme nmero de hablada; ommands y preguntas. En una prueba, el investigador, el Dr. Bavage-Rumbaugh, le pidi que lavar una patata, y luego le dijo que se apague el agua. Ella le pidi que conseguir una pelota y le dijo que tomara una bola roja en la oficina. Ella le dijo que pusiera un tomate en la nevera y poner una clave en el refrigerador Kanzi responda correctamente a un 74 por ciento de las 660 solicitudes e instrucciones. Kanzi es claramente un chimpanc notable. Una vez, las teclas Dr. Savage-Rumbaugh fueron robados por otro chimpanc en el centro de reses. Pidi Kanzi para que vuelvan a ella. Kanzi wentl "hablar" con el chimpanc culpable, y devolvi las llaves robadas. Y cuando es relajante, Kanzi le gusta ver la televisin-Tarzn es | de sus pelculas favoritas! Pero pueden los animales realmente aprender y utilizar el lenguaje? ps si te dice que no seas tonto, es probable que sea debido a que el loro que tiene escuchado la frase "No seas tonto!" Y tal vez deberamos csped ms tiempo tratando de entender cmo los animales se comunican entre s, en lugar de ensearles a comunicarse con nosotros