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Extraordinary tale of scientist parents who adopted a chimpanzee to raise as their baby's SISTER - but bitterly regretted bizarre 'nature versus nurture' experiment on their son after it yielded chilling results
UK Daily Mail ^ | January 20, 2024 | Bethan Sexton

Posted on 01/22/2024 5:06:55 PM PST by Twotone

Extraordinary video footage shows how two scientist parents attempted to raise their infant son alongside a chimpanzee as part of a bizarre nature versus nurture experiment in 1931.

Psychologists Winthrop and Luella Kellogg conducted the study on their ten-month-old son Donald and a seven-month-old chimp called Gua at their Florida home.

The couple were attempting to establish if it was possible to educate an ape and teach them to communicate as a human.

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Donald took to walking around on all fours, dragging his knuckles like an ape.

He would often start biting people when he became aggressive and he and Gua shared a secret language of bark-like noises that they would use to communicate.

Donald began to lag behind his peers in terms of development, and often chose to shun other children in favor of playing with Gua.

All the while, Gua was growing in strength and becoming more and more unpredictable.

Eventually, the couple became so concerned by Donald's behavior and the potential for Gua to lash out that they opted to end the experiment early.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: History; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: chimpanzee; experiment; floridaman; floridawoman; winthropkellogg
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To: metmom

[What morons.

Considering what chimps have been known to do to people they turn on, they are fortunate that their son was not attacked and either disfigured or killed by the animal.

For some reason, I have ALWAYS hated primates.]


In 1931, I suspect there was far less public knowledge about wild animals.


21 posted on 01/22/2024 5:19:50 PM PST by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room)
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To: Red Badger

No, we are humans. Depends on the evolutionary nomenclature.


22 posted on 01/22/2024 5:19:55 PM PST by Fungi
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To: Jonty30

reading is fundamental


23 posted on 01/22/2024 5:20:05 PM PST by Az Joe (Live free or die)
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To: Twotone

lot of sick people in the world


24 posted on 01/22/2024 5:20:36 PM PST by Az Joe (Live free or die)
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To: Twotone

Dorm room bull sessions should not be implemented in real life


25 posted on 01/22/2024 5:21:01 PM PST by bigbob
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To: Twotone

I can’t believe what I just read.


26 posted on 01/22/2024 5:21:12 PM PST by CaptainK ("If life's really hard, at least its short")
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To: Red Badger

Not saying anything.......

However, I think it has something to do with things that look close to human but aren’t. I have ALWAYS hated clowns as well, and to this day cannot stand mime or heavy theatrical makeup.

And don’t get me started on drag queens......


27 posted on 01/22/2024 5:21:16 PM PST by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
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To: Twotone

The “scientist” parents tortured the boy and the chimp for their cruel experiment.

The episode proves that delusional thoughts do not override reality - something the trans crowd needs to be taught.


28 posted on 01/22/2024 5:21:38 PM PST by I want the USA back (Delusionary people should not be given power over normal people.)
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To: Zhang Fei

No doubt.


29 posted on 01/22/2024 5:21:51 PM PST by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
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To: metmom

Animals are animals & always need to be handled as such. Even my very sweet kitties can do damage on occasion. You can’t explain the necessity of things you need to do now & then. And a chimpanzee has really extraordinary strength.


30 posted on 01/22/2024 5:21:52 PM PST by Twotone (I used to worry there'd be a civil war. Now I worry there won't be. - Mark Steyn)
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To: SauronOfMordor

“Putting a human child with an animal doesn’t make the animal more human, it makes the human more like an animal.”

Similar to importing no shortage of Islamics.


31 posted on 01/22/2024 5:22:51 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: metmom

[I’ve heard the term *college educated idiots* many times.]


It occurred at a time of relative ignorance about wild animals. But why roll the dice with your own child? IYI.


32 posted on 01/22/2024 5:23:08 PM PST by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room)
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To: Twotone

Even humans cannot be trusted to not be dangerous or destructive.


33 posted on 01/22/2024 5:23:14 PM PST by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
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To: metmom

Most people dislike clowns after the age of six..................


34 posted on 01/22/2024 5:23:37 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: metmom

True, true!


35 posted on 01/22/2024 5:23:57 PM PST by Twotone (I used to worry there'd be a civil war. Now I worry there won't be. - Mark Steyn)
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To: Zhang Fei

At least the had the wherewithal to see what was happening and not continue the experiment.


36 posted on 01/22/2024 5:24:28 PM PST by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
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To: Twotone

A real estate agent could have predicted the results.

...and now you know the origin of the real estate phrase “location, location, location”

This concludes this public service announcement
...that is all


37 posted on 01/22/2024 5:26:10 PM PST by SheepWhisperer (Get involved with, or start a home fellowship group. It will be the final church. ACTS 2:42-47)
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To: Twotone; Fred Nerks

Leave the poor Donald alone. He is a child who identifies as an ape.

Donald should be prepped for transition surgery and have hair grafts over his entire body.

As a matter of fact, we have thousands of furries who are on the same path of transitioning from human to animal.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animals-and-us/201707/what-s-the-deal-furries

Really.What has happened to our culture? YOu can’t make this sh*t up.


38 posted on 01/22/2024 5:28:09 PM PST by Candor7 (Ask not for whom Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!),<img src="" width=500</img><a href="">tag</a>)
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To: Twotone

not very wise nor educated “scientists”. even a common person would know the animal would grow stronger than the kid, or adults. hope the kid can recover and gets with wiser, truly loving, people in his life.


39 posted on 01/22/2024 5:31:00 PM PST by b4me
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To: b4me

just saw comment the kid grew up and took his life. I shoulda read more before I wrote.


40 posted on 01/22/2024 5:32:04 PM PST by b4me
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