Ape sets off fire alarm at Iowa research center for second time in two 
months

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Panbanisha the bonobo is up to her tricks again.

For the second time in as many months, the ape triggered a fire alarm at the 
Great Ape Trust of Iowa research center.

The trouble started Wednesday morning, when Panbanisha wanted to go outside 
but the staff was too busy to let her out, trust officials said. Panbanisha
then apparently lost her temper and pulled the alarm, officials said.

It's a trick Panbanisha initially learned in October when she saw a welder 
start the alarm. It took her less than a day to learn how to duplicate the 
excitement.

When the alarm sounded the next morning, "I went to check on Pan, and she 
was sitting there next to it with a smile on her face," lead scientist Sue 
Savage-Rumbaugh
said last month.
Savage-Rumbaugh said she explained the danger of such mischief and 
Panbanisha promised not to do it again.

Panbanisha is one of seven bonobos at the Great Ape Trust. Bonobos are one 
of the most human-like of the great apes and have sophisticated language 
skills.

Trust officials said they will cover the alarms to prevent a third prank 
from Panbanisha. 



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