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Welcome to Ai's page!
Ai is the world-famous chimpanzee who has been learning linguistic skills since 1978 at the Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University. This site gives you the latest information about studies on chimpanzee mind.
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This page gives you a great number of articles about studies on chimpanzee mind. There are many articles, e.g. latest articles, articles appeared in Nature, articles appeared on BBC.
About
This page gives you an introduction about the site. We recommend you to view this page first if you do not know about our site.
The drawings by the apes
Please enjoy looking at the drawings by chimpanzees at P.R.I. and then those by Kanzi, Washoe and Koko.
On this day...
The Ai project is now in the 35th year and still going strong! Today's photo has been selected from thousands, taken in the past. Enjoy looking at this rare picture today, replaced by another selection tomorrow.
Album with guests
Please watch the photographs of Ai with honored guests, e.g. Dr.Jane Goodall, Dr. Michael Tomasello and celebrities.
Videos from Bossou
This section introduces you to 115 video clips from our chimpanzee field research site in Bossou and Nimba.
Kumamoto Sanctuary
This page will introduce you to Kumamoto Sanctuary(KS) , which is a sister Institute of Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University.
Our facility
This page introduces you to our brand-new outdoor enclosure that is one of the most advanced in the world.
Wildlife report
In order to set clear goals for a proper enrichment process to be established in captivity, first we have to understand the wild animals and their habitat.