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.
Home
This is our home page. We hope you will add this page to your favorites and keep in touch.
Publications
This page gives you a significant number of articles, including ones published in the world's finest academic journals, about study of chimpanzee brains, cognition, behaviour and so on.
Chimps
This page will introduce you to the chimpanzees living at the KUPRI.
Gallery
This page will introduce you to the chimpanzee studies and to their every day life.
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.
The drawings by the apesAlbum with guests
Please watch the photographs of Ai with honored guests, e.g. Dr.Jane Goodall, Dr. Michael Tomasello and other celebrities.
Album with guestsOur facility
Here at the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University, we are committed to optimising the welfare of our chimpanzees by creating an environment that helps to recreate their natural life.
Our facilityVideos from Bossou
This section introduces you to 100+ video clips from our chimpanzee field research site in Bossou and Nimba.
SeeKumamoto Sanctuary
This page will introduce you to Kumamoto Sanctuary(KS) , which is a sister Institute of Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University.
SeeWildlife 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.
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