In episode one of our Bestiary of the Ape-Language Studies, we tell the story of Viki, the first non-human ape whose intelligence, including her capacity for language, was studied in a structured, scientific way and compared to those of humans. Cathy and Keith Hayes attempted to raise her as they would a human child--if said child were also a research subject trained to speak and solve problems through operant conditioning and had her progress constantly monitored and compared to that of other children. But hey, didn't all of our parents tie one string to a bottle and another string to a wooden block and then record how long it took their child to choose the right string? Kids these days are so coddled.We've posted pictures of Viki on our website, http://BestiaryPod.org, and you can help support the show at our Patreon page, http://Patreon.com/BestiaryPod. Become a supporter of this podcast:https://anchor.fm/bestiary/supportThis podcast is sponsored by Anchor