"Talking" With Kanzi the Bonobo

According to Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, a lead scientist at the Great Ape Trust of Iowa, bonobos can understand language and convey their feelings to humans and to each other by pointing to symbols on lexigram keyboards. Given her experience, she believes the cognitive gap between humans and bonobos is small enough that we can form meaningful relationships. Hear more in this audio slide show.