Apps for Apes: Orangutans Love the iPad
07/22/2013
An orangutan works with an iPad at Jungle Island in Miami.
Hello, and welcome to “As It Is,” our daily magazine show for people learning American English.
I’m Christopher Cruise in Washington.
Today on the program, we visit with some apes who really like a tablet computer that many people also like: an Apple iPad.
“The females seem to be the, the quickest learners. Some of the big males, are, are -- they’re not scared, but they’re curious as to what this strange thing is.”
Apes Use Apps, Too
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It seems that human beings are not the only ones who like to use tablet computers. The nonprofit organization Orangutan Outreach has created a computer application called Apps for Apes using Apple’s iPad.
Richard Zimmerman began Orangutan Outreach six years ago with the goal of protecting orangutans in the wild. The group launched Apps for Apes last year.
Kim Varzi has more on the man, his organization, and the app…
The program introduces the Apple iPad to orangutans in zoos. Apps for Apes has three goals. The first goal is to provide interesting activities for captive orangutans. The second goal is to raise awareness among zoo visitors about how smart these animals are. The third goal is to urge people to visit Orangutan Outreach’s website, redapes.org, to learn how they can help protect orangutans in the wild.
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