Wednesday, December 12, 2012

HBO: Project Nim


Hi Everyone!

On December 20th HBO will broadcast "Project Nim." In 1973 Nim was born in captivity and raised by a NY family. While he learned to communicate with humans, when he was reintroduced to the wild he could not adapt and survive. Unfortunately, circumstances led him to be a test subject in a medical lab. Despite chimpanzees typical longevity of 60 years, Nim died at 26 yrs. This show will discuss the history of Nim and controversey of how he was treated.