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Kanzi (October 28, 1980 – March 18, 2025) was a male bonobo who was the subject of numerous studies on great ape language and cognition. According to Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, a primatologist who has studied the bonobo since the 1990s, Kanzi exhibited advanced linguistic aptitude.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanzi | Born | (1980-10-28)October 28, 1980 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Kanzi | Died | March 18, 2025(2025-03-18) (aged 44) Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Kanzi | Known for | Intelligent use of lexigram | 1.00 | infobox |
| Kanzi | Sex | Male | 1.00 | infobox |
| Kanzi | Species | Bonobo (Pan paniscus) | 1.00 | infobox |
| grapes or Cheerios underneath one of them | instance of | and placed treats | 0.80 | text |
| bonobos do not share this trait | instance of | but apes | 0.80 | text |
| the lexigram | instance of | it was noticed that every time Kanzi communicated with humans with specially designed graphic symbols | 0.80 | text |
| he often paired his own vocalization with it as well | instance of | it was noticed that every time Kanzi communicated with humans with specially designed graphic symbols | 0.80 | text |
| Kanzi | related to Anecdotes | Author Chris Herzfeld | 0.60 | section |
| Kanzi | related to Anecdotes | He | 0.60 | section |
| Kanzi | related to Anecdotes | The | 0.60 | section |
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