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Orangutans use iPads to communicate at Miami Zoo

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Meat peanut the eight year old are -- it and she's like most humans her age she loves an iPad.

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Jungle island -- Watson island is using the iPad as a way of stimulating their six Iraq at -- hands.

The -- -- -- to -- -- picture with what caregiver Lynda Jacobs tells them.

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Because he didn't and the voice they don't really have developed accords -- -- boxes.

A researcher first use the iPad with dolphins then suggested jungle island used it with their riot -- That's that's.

-- -- -- Jacob says the younger rang a trance like peanut are more interested in the iPad.

In anticipates one day soon she'll be able to ask the animals what they want to eat.

Right now it's about building -- -- -- there and the next step is we want is.

Have all the different vegetables that are available for months.

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Jacobs and -- island are hoping the iPad bridges the gap between humans.

And they rank -- hands to show visitors just how intelligent they really are.

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