In February 2010, the radio program
This American Life aired an installment about a chimpanzee named Lucy who had been “conditioned” to captivity during the 1970s. The chronicle incorporated many twists and emotional layers that kept it variegated, but one consistent element that lent it a special degree of interest was the recurring sense of the primate’s behavioral proximity to Homo sapiens -- bizarre but fascinating anecdotes that included Lucy doing everything from demonstrating sexual arousal while viewing
Playgirl magazine to extending a leaf to her human owners, as a sort of olive branch peace offering following a series of challenges.
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Released:
2010
Rated:
n/a
Length:
67 mins