Miami, USA - iPad is not only popular
with humans, animals apparently also liked the design
of Apple's tablet. After Milwaukee County Zoo orangutan trying
out the iPad, now turn to the orangutans at the zoo of Miami Jungle Island used iPad.
The orangutan is part of the mental stimulus projects with technology, which is expected to help bridge the gap between humans and apes. This involved six orangutans to use iPad.
Linda Jacobs, the project leader said, she began to let the orangutans to use iPad since last summer, based on advice from someone who has used the same device with the dolphins.
"The screen on the iPad display images of various objects. A coach then gave the name of one object, and orangutan pressing the appropriate button," she explained, as quoted from the Sydney Morning Herald, Friday (11/05/2012).
She added, using their hands, orangutans can respond to simple questions,identify objects, and express a desire or need.
"The iPad is quite helpful, because previous animal trainers have long used sign language to communicate with them," she added.
Communication is of course able to thoroughly monitor the health of the animals every day.
"We can do daily checks if an orangutan is not feeling well, we know immediately," she said.
The orangutan is part of the mental stimulus projects with technology, which is expected to help bridge the gap between humans and apes. This involved six orangutans to use iPad.
Linda Jacobs, the project leader said, she began to let the orangutans to use iPad since last summer, based on advice from someone who has used the same device with the dolphins.
"The screen on the iPad display images of various objects. A coach then gave the name of one object, and orangutan pressing the appropriate button," she explained, as quoted from the Sydney Morning Herald, Friday (11/05/2012).
She added, using their hands, orangutans can respond to simple questions,identify objects, and express a desire or need.
"The iPad is quite helpful, because previous animal trainers have long used sign language to communicate with them," she added.
Communication is of course able to thoroughly monitor the health of the animals every day.
"We can do daily checks if an orangutan is not feeling well, we know immediately," she said.
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