Primatology, Ethics and Trauma: The Oklahoma Chimpanzee Studies (Ingersoll Robert)(Paperback)

Primatology, Ethics and Trauma offers a critical re-examination of the research conducted into the linguistic capabilities of the Oklahoma chimps and uncovers the historical reality of this research project without fabrication. It has been 50 years since the first language experiments on chimpanzees. Robert Ingersoll was one of the student researchers from 1975 to 1983. He is well known for being one of the main carers and best friend of the chimpanzee, Nim Chimpsky, but there were other chimpanzees in the University of Oklahoma's Institute for Primate Studies, including Washoe, Moja, Kelly, Sherry, Booee, and Onan, who were taught sign language in the quest to discover whether language is learned or innate in humans. Ingersoll and Scarna shine light on how by definition this research failed to address the emotional needs of the animals. Research into trauma has made
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