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Established in 1981, Friends of Washoe is a non-profit organization (501.c3) dedicated to the welfare of chimpanzees and especially Tatu and Loulis, the chimpanzees at the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute on the campus of Central Washington University, in Ellensburg, Washington.

Loulis plays with friend
SIGN OF THE DAY
Sign of the Day is a way to be sure that signs have not dropped out of the chimpanzees' vocabulary. The particular sign for the day is randomly chosen from the chimpanzees' vocabularies. Throughout each day caregivers will record the occurrence of the Sign of the Day with detail about its form and use.
Today's word is: OPEN
Click here to learn the sign.

Dar es Salaam
August 2, 1976 - November 24, 2012


