HILLSBORO, OR—In what is being hailed as a major breakthrough by the scientific community, a team of researchers announced Monday that they had successfully taught American Sign Language to a 43-year-old gorilla-suit-wearing man.
Scientists at the Oregon National Primate Research Center told reporters that Brian, a western Kansas–born gorilla-costumed male living in their facility, has already learned well over 250 words in sign language, including all 26 letters of the alphabet, basic greetings, and even several short, simple phrases.
Despite Brian’s current success with sign language, researchers told reporters the 180-pound gorilla-suit-wearing man struggled in his early lessons, and was often unable to use his shaggy, glove-covered fingers to form even basic vocabulary words. While the work of the Oregon-based team has not gone without its criticism, with many saying Brian isn’t actually learning sign language, but merely mimicking gestures, primatologists training the advanced gorilla-suit-wearing man claim they have detected more and more signs of comprehension on his latex-masked face each and every day.“Everyone who has worked with Brian will verify that he really does display a rudimentary understanding of what we are saying to him.” Hayes told reporters.
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