Review of Project Nim (2011) by Jean-Francois V — 22 Jul 2012
A pretty sad tale of one chimpanzee's contact with humans, who make selfish decisions that affect his life. At the same time, Nim's story offers cautions about anthropomorphizing wild animals too much.
No human here really comes off well, except maybe the deadhead who makes friends with Nim and fights for his rights. If you are looking for a primer on the science of linguistics (and whether chimps really can learn language), probably best to look elsewhere.
This is a more personal story, with some heavy overtones about the use of animals in research (but no in depth discussions of ethics or anything like that).
This review of Project Nim (2011) was written by Jean-Francois V on 22 Jul 2012.
Project Nim has generally received very positive reviews.
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