Nim Chimpsky

Nim Chimpsky was a chimpanzee who was the subject of a famous language acquisition experiment in the 1970s. The project aimed to determine whether a chimpanzee could learn to use sign language in a way similar to human language development. Nim was raised in a human-like environment and was taught American Sign Language (ASL) as part of the study, which was conducted by psychologist Herbert S. Terrace at Columbia University.