| Animal’s name |
Species |
Language taught |
Researcher |
| Gua |
Chimpanzee |
Understanding spoken English commands |
Winthrop & Louise Kellogg (1930's) |
| Vicky |
Chimpanzee |
Whispered spoken English |
Keith & Catherine Hayes |
| Washoe |
Chimpanzee |
American Sign Language |
baby: Beatrix & Allen Gardner, age 17: Roger & Debbie Fouts |
| Moja, Dar, Tatu |
Chimpanzee |
American Sign Language |
Roger & Debbie Fouts |
| Loulis |
Chimpanzee |
American Sign Language, learned only from other chimps |
Roger & Debbie Fouts |
| Nim
Chimpsky |
Chimpanzee |
American Sign Language |
Herbert Terrace |
| Sherman & Austin |
Chimpanzees |
Yerkish (special computer symbols-- using & understanding) |
Sue Savage-Rumbaugh & Duane Rumbaugh |
| Lana |
Bonobo |
Yerkish |
Duane Rumbaugh & Sue Savage-Rumbaugh |
| Kanzi |
Bonobo |
Yerkish
Understanding spoken English |
Sue Savage-Rumbaugh |
| Koko |
Gorilla |
American Sign Language |
Francine “Penny” Patterson |
| Chantek |
Orangutan |
American Sign Language |
Lyn Miles |
| Azy & Indah |
Orangutan |
Symbols on computer screen |
Rob Shumaker |
| Akeakamai |
Dolphin |
Arm gestures made by human |
Louis Herman |
| Phoenix |
Dolphin |
Computer-generated whistles |
Louis Herman |
| Rocky |
Sea lion |
Arm gestures made by human |
Ron Schusterman |
| Alex |
African gray parrot |
Spoken English (speaking & understanding) |
Irene Pepperberg |
| Keeli & Ivy, Bob |
Chimpanzee |
Written English (reading/ understanding) |
Sally Boysen |
| Princess, Pola, Hampas, Rantai |
Orangutan-- some were free-ranging in Borneo wilderness |
American Sign Language |
Gary Shapiro |
