Francine Patterson

Orville and Wilbur Wright were two brothers who became interested with objects that fly. Orville was born August 19, 1871 in Dayton, Ohio. Orville’s brother Wilbur was born April 16, 1867 in Millville, Indiana. Their parents were Milton and Susan Wright; they were married in 1859. Milton Wright was born 1828 on his father's farm in Rush County, Indiana. He worked as a farmhand until he joined the Church of the United Brethren 1847, and he was ordained a minister in the church in 1856. Their mother

gorilla was. Hanabiko, it means fireworks child, due to her birth date. Hanabiko, better known as Koko the Gorilla, started her life at San Francisco Zoo with a life-threatening sickness at a young age. She had to be separated from her mom. Francine “Penny” Patterson is an animal psychologist and was visiting the zoo

Absence of Evidence, or Evidence of Absence? A paper on Animal Consciousness      Consciousness is a difficult term to grasp; so much so, that many scientists will not even attempt to define the term, much less search for it’s evidence. Most however, do agree that consciousness must include certain aspects; specifically cognition, self-awareness, memory, and abstract thought.      Lesley J. Rogers describes consciousness as, “related

1971), a female western gorilla, was known for having learned signs from an adjusted version of American Sign Language. Her instructor and caregiver, animal psychologist Francine "Penny" Patterson, reports that Koko can understand more than 1,000 indications of what Patterson calls "Gorilla Sign Language" (GSL) (Fischer). Patterson reports that Koko's utilization of signs and her activities, which are predictable with

Much of human culture is built upon basic principles that we as people may, or may not, even be aware that we are adhering to. Most people never stop to question why it is that we cherish certain animals, yet consume others. Almost all American’s would be disgusted if I mentioned that in China, it is socially acceptable to eat dogs and cats, and many Indian’s would find it completely reprehensible that people in America eat cows. Those who choose to eat meat and other animal products, and those who

Social Behavior Among Monkeys May Be More Nature Than Nurture ScienceDaily (Dec. 4, 2003) — An unusual experiment with monkeys who were switched between mothers shortly after birth has demonstrated the importance of nature over nurture in behavior. Rearing Young monkeys reared by a mother other than their own are more likely to exhibit the aggressive or friendly behavior of their birth mothers rather than the behavior of their foster mothers, a University of Chicago researcher has shown for the