Records, in informal style, some of a young chimpanzee's activities while raised in a home environment Meshie plays with a hose, joins in games with children, manipulates tools, eats with a spoon, and rides a tricycle. Learning tool manipulation and building a ground nest illustrate the interaction of learning and genetic programming in primate behavior. Serves as an historical record, one of the first films on raising a chimpanzee with human companions. Produced by H. Raven. 1929 silent
c Harry L. Shapiro 1974. Primate category.
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