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1Lyman Briggs College and the Department of History, Michigan State University, 35 East Holmes Hall, East Lansing, MI 48825, USA. montg165@msu.edu
Abstract:
The arrival of Miss Congo, a female mountain gorilla, in America provided the opportunity for a scientific study of the mental abilities of our close cousin. Since the mid-nineteenth century, gorillas had captivated the imagination of the public and scientific community alike. In 1925, psychobiologist Robert Mearns Yerkes was thrilled to gain access to such a rare primate specimen. Yerkes' study of 'The Mind of a Gorilla' reveals how our enduring fascination with the gorilla is driven by conflicting desires to demonstrate our connection with and distance from our fellow great apes.
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