Washoe was born in west africa in 1965.

Verkkowashoe, claimed to be the first chimpanzee to learn sign language, died this week.

Verkkogardner and gardner (1969) attempted to overcome apesโ€™ difficulties with speech by teaching a chimpanzee, washoe, some parts of american sign language.

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Verkkowashoe became famous in the late 1960s for being the first nonhuman to use a human language, namely, american sign language (asl).

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