In the light of the passing of Alex the thinking parrot and Washoe the talking chimp (and since when did the New York Times start writing obituaries for animals, anyway?), and (I seem to recall) Joan Warmbold's warm and bold endorsement of their keepers' claims, I offer the following recent on-line piece as a counter opinion:
e-Skeptic newsletter Wednesday, October 31st, 2007 Aping Language: A skeptical analysis of the evidence for nonhuman primate language by Clive Wynne http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/07-10-31.html#feature Stephen ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 Canada ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---
