The story began with the adoption of a chimpanzee. Lucy was adopted and raised by Maurice and Jane Temerlin as an experiment to see just how human-like a chimpanzee could become. They raised her as their own daughter in their home, teaching her how to eat with silverware, get dressed, and act as a normal human being. She was taught sign language by a teacher, and her life was a monitored experiment. Lucy was no longer a chimpanzee but the in between of a chimp and a human. When she became stronger and to aggressive for her parents, they decided the best thing to do was to let her go. Jane attemped to help Lucy adapt to the new envirnoment for three weeks, but soon brought her to an island with other chimps. For an entire year, jane struggled with helping Lucy adapt to become what she was born to be. Eventually, Lucy was able to survive on her own, and when reunited with Jane she welcomed her with a hug and left her. Then one day when Jane went to visit Lucy, her skeleton was found and was suspected of being killed by a poacher.
1. What did Lucy teach us about chimpanzees?
Lucy taught us that chimpanzees capable of becoming remarkably close to the human species. She taught us that with human influences and a life away from their natural habitat, an average chimpanzee can become the closest thing possible to becoming a human.
2. What did Lucy teach us about humans?
Lucy taught us that the human being life is a very complex, but beautiful thing. It makes the little things we do on a daily basis stand out when we see another species do it. She taught us that the things we practice as humans, can be copied by another species.
3.Do you have a different perspective on Chimps after this story?
After listening to this story I have a very different perspective on chimps and what they are capable of. I had prior knowledge of chimps being the smartest animals as well as very similar traits as us. This story emphasized everything that I had thought about chimps. It made me realize the potential and close relations we have with these chimps. The fact that Lucy lied to her Dad and was able to sign to him about the flavor of her food baffles me, and sparks so many questions about chimpanzees.
4. Do you think the Temerlin's experiment was worth while?
In some ways I do think this experiment was worth while, but in other ways I have a hard time fully agreeing with what they did to Lucy. This experiment proposed many new questions and showed us so many things that we wouldn't have known otherwise. Although, this experiment was very cruel in ways. The experiment set Lucy up to fail in the long run.
5. How does Lucy's end make you feel?
I found Lucy's end to be tragic, I don't know of anyone who would disagree that it was a sad way for her to go. It was so ironic that she was killed by a pouchier because of her prior life. It makes me question if the experiment was morally justified, because the innocent chimp didn't know any better.
1. What did Lucy teach us about chimpanzees?
Lucy taught us that chimpanzees capable of becoming remarkably close to the human species. She taught us that with human influences and a life away from their natural habitat, an average chimpanzee can become the closest thing possible to becoming a human.
2. What did Lucy teach us about humans?
Lucy taught us that the human being life is a very complex, but beautiful thing. It makes the little things we do on a daily basis stand out when we see another species do it. She taught us that the things we practice as humans, can be copied by another species.
3.Do you have a different perspective on Chimps after this story?
After listening to this story I have a very different perspective on chimps and what they are capable of. I had prior knowledge of chimps being the smartest animals as well as very similar traits as us. This story emphasized everything that I had thought about chimps. It made me realize the potential and close relations we have with these chimps. The fact that Lucy lied to her Dad and was able to sign to him about the flavor of her food baffles me, and sparks so many questions about chimpanzees.
4. Do you think the Temerlin's experiment was worth while?
In some ways I do think this experiment was worth while, but in other ways I have a hard time fully agreeing with what they did to Lucy. This experiment proposed many new questions and showed us so many things that we wouldn't have known otherwise. Although, this experiment was very cruel in ways. The experiment set Lucy up to fail in the long run.
5. How does Lucy's end make you feel?
I found Lucy's end to be tragic, I don't know of anyone who would disagree that it was a sad way for her to go. It was so ironic that she was killed by a pouchier because of her prior life. It makes me question if the experiment was morally justified, because the innocent chimp didn't know any better.
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