Show I TALKING MONKEYS The black blach faced chimpanzee Bald Baldy in Central park New York is beginning to pronounce human words Noting that all monkeys ended their words in something like clI ch the keeper began to teach Baldy to say peach He did it by holding a 3 fine flue peach up to Baldy and pronouncing the word peach When Bald Baldy grabbed for it the peach was withdrawn withdrawn withdrawn with with- drawn until finally Baldy said something which sounded like lilic peach and the fruit was at once given him Now when the fruit is ms brought in sight Bold Boldy says peach Then screech was taught in the same way ar with a a. banana and now the time keeper is working on cc reach The chimpanzees and the monkeys will have a language of their own before comes conies into general use |