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Chimps Are People Too - Fluency Booster

If you were to enter the home of the Temerlin’s in the 1960s, you may have been greeted by their daughter Lucy, politely offering you a cup of tea she’d made herself.

Who may you have been greeted by? You may have been greeted by their daughter Lucy. What would Lucy have done? Lucy would have politely offered you a cup of tea she’d made herself. Would this have happened in the 1960’s? Yes, this would have happened in the 1960s.

While that may sound ordinary, Lucy was a chimpanzee.

Was Lucy a human? No, Lucy was not a human. Lucy was a chimpanzee.

Scientists wanted to know what would happen to a chimpanzee raised as a human.

What did scientists want to know? Scientists wanted to know what would happen to a chimpanzee raised as a human.

Lucy was taken from her biological mother right after her birth and given to psychologist Maurice Temerlin and his wife Jane.

Who was Lucy taken from? Lucy was taken from her biological mother.

When was she taken from her biological mother? She was taken from her biological mother right after her birth. Who was she given to? She was given to psychologist Maurice Temerlin and his wife Jane.

Maurice and Jane raised Lucy as if she were their human daughter.

Who raised Lucy? Maurice and Jane raised Lucy. How did Maurice and Jane raise Lucy? Maurice and Jane raised Lucy as if she were their human daughter.

She learned to use silverware, to sit at the table, to dress herself, and even to flip through magazines.

What did she learn? She learned to use silverware, to sit at the table, to dress herself, and even to flip through magazines.

Lucy served tea to guests and used the restroom like a human.

Did Lucy serve tea to guests? Yes, Lucy served tea to guests. Did Lucy use the restroom like a chimpanzee? No, Lucy did not use the restroom like a chimpanzee. Lucy used the restroom like a human.

She also learned to identify different emotions based on facial expressions.

What did she also learn? She also learned to identify different emotions.

How did she identify different emotions? She identified different emotions based on facial expressions.

Lucy often comforted her adopted mother Jane when she was upset.

Who did Lucy often comfort? Lucy often comforted her adopted mother Jane. When did Lucy comfort her? Lucy comforted her when she was upset.

She was taught sign language and learned over 140 words.

What was she taught? She was taught sign language. How many words did she learn? She learned over 140 words.

Lucy adapted very well to a human way of life.

Who adapted very well? Lucy adapted very well. What did Lucy adapt very well to? Lucy adapted very well to a human way of life.

That is, until she was full grown.

Until when? Until she was full grown.

Full grown chimps are very, very strong.

Who are very, very strong? Full grown chimps are very, very strong.

Soon, Lucy began to destroy things in the Temerlin’s house.

What did Lucy begin to do? Lucy began to destroy things in the Temerlin’s house.

Even though they said they loved Lucy as their own daughter, by the time she was 12, they felt they could no longer keep her in their house.

What did they say they loved Lucy as? They said they loved Lucy as their own daughter. What did they feel they could no longer do? They felt they could no longer keep her in their house. How old was she? She was 12.

They chose to send Lucy to Gambia, where she was to live in a rehabilitation center for chimpanzees.

Where did they choose to send Lucy? They chose to send Lucy to Gambia.

Where was she to live? She was to live in a rehabilitation center for chimpanzees.

Lucy learned a lot about being human, but absolutely nothing about being a chimpanzee.

Did Lucy learn a lot about being human? Yes, Lucy learned a lot about being human. Did she learn a lot about being a chimpanzee? No, Lucy did not learn a lot about being a chimpanzee. Lucy learned absolutely nothing about being a chimpanzee.

When she arrived at the center she refused meals, she showed fear of the other chimpanzees, and she often signed the word for “hurt.” What did she refuse? She refused meals. When did she refuse meals?

When she arrived at the center she refused meals. Did she show fear of the other chimpanzees? Yes, she showed fear of the other chimpanzees. What did she often sign the word for? She often signed the word for “hurt.” Her adopted human parents stayed with Lucy for just a few weeks before abandoning her to her new life.

Who stayed with Lucy? Her adopted human parents stayed with Lucy. How long did her adopted human parents stay with Lucy? Her adopted human parents stayed with Lucy for just a few weeks.

Lucy eventually did make friends with the other chimps, but was killed a few years later by poachers.

Did Lucy eventually make friends with the other chimps? Yes, Lucy eventually did make friends with the other chimps. What happened a few years layer? She was killed a few years later by poachers.

Many believe her trust for humans made her an easy target.

What made her an easy target? Many believe her trust for humans made her an easy target.

Lucy taught us that chimpanzees aren’t so very different from humans.

What did Lucy teach us? Lucy taught us that chimpanzees aren’t so very different from humans.

Yet, chimpanzees continue to be used for scientific research, sometimes kept in small cages in laboratories.

What do chimpanzees continue to be used for? Chimpanzees continue to be used for scientific research. Where are they kept? They are sometimes kept in small cages in laboratories.

In 2015, an animal rights group accused a laboratory of “unlawfully detaining” two chimps for research purposes.

When was a laboratory accused of “unlawfully detaining” two chimps? A laboratory was accused of “unlawfully detaining” two chimps in 2015. Who accused a laboratory of “unlawfully detaining” two chimps? An animal rights group accused a laboratory of “unlawfully detaining” two chimps.

When the case went to court, the judge said that the animals’ human rights were violated.

Did the case go to court? Yes, the case went to court. What did the judge say? The judge said that the animals’ human rights were violated.

The idea of human rights for non-humans was paradigm shifting, but hours later the judge reversed her decision.

What was paradigm shifting? The idea of human rights for non-humans was paradigm shifting. What happened hours later? Hours later the judge reversed her decision.

This is not the first time chimpanzees have been the center of a court case and probably won’t be the last.

Is this the first time chimpanzees have been the center of a court case? No, this is not the first time chimpanzees have been the center of a court case.

Will it be the last? No, it probably won’t be the last.

Many believe that it is just a matter of time before animals will be granted the same rights as humans.

Do many people believe that it is just a matter of time before animals will be granted the same rights as humans? Yes, many people believe that it is just a matter of time before animals will be granted the same rights as humans.