Here’s a video of Kanzi, a famous bonobo now at the Great Ape Trust of Iowa, playing Pacman. He definately gets into it and is more skilled than I at this game. Kanzi is an impressive ape all around, not only is he a legit gamer but he also has mastered the language board and stone tool making.
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April 13, 2007 at 5:42 pm
[...] was thinking maybe one day we can get Kanzi, the Pacman playing chimp, to play these two orangutans? Perhaps we can have a LAN-party or [...]
February 27, 2009 at 3:38 am
[...] our own origins. The team come up with endlessly interesting articles. There is a short article here on Kanzi, the Bonobo with a clip of him successfully playing a game of Pacman. Kanzi is remarkable [...]