Apes and Humans (similarities and differences in culture, language, emotions, and understanding)

"Ape Genius," a PBS Nova video on ape culture and similarities between humans and apes.



Susan Savage-Rumbaugh TED Presentation



"Savage-Rumbaugh's work with bonobo apes, which can understand spoken language and learn tasks by watching, forces the audience to rethink how much of what a species can do is determined by biology -- and how much by cultural exposure."

Jane Goodall TED presentation on what separates us from the Apes



"Jane Goodall hasn't found the missing link, but she's come closer than nearly anyone else. The primatologist says the only real difference between humans and chimps is our sophisticated language. She urges us to start using it to change the world."