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    Batyr was isolated from his species (detrimental to social animals like elephants) Only exposure was to human interaction, resulting in Batyr's enhanced speaking skills. He Made sounds like human whistling, squeaks like rats or mice and barking like dogs.

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    PSY 1400 Animal Project-Batyr

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    Batyr was isolated from his species (detrimental to social animals like elephants) Only exposure was to human interaction, resulting in Batyr's enhanced speaking skills. He Made sounds like human whistling, squeaks like rats or mice and barking like dogs.

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    Batyr the elephant

    ID Numbers: 65554, 14992, 69691, 79692 PSY 1400 A01

    BATYRS PROFILE

    Male Asian Elephant Parents: Wild Indian Elephants Born: July 23, 1969 Died: December 1, 1993 (24 years old) Overdose from soporific drugs. Place of residence: Karaganda Zoo in Kazakhstan

    BATYR'S THINKING AND LANGUAGE SKILLS

    RESEARCH OF BATYR

    Researcher: A Soviet scientist by the name of A.N PogrebnojAleksandroff was interested in the linguistic and speaking ability of this elephant, and recorded Batyrs voice with audiovisual recordings Research Location: Karaganda Zoo in Kazakhstan First speaking elephant Ability to speak 20 human words and phrases

    Language Development through Observational Learning Change in behavior of an individual resulting from the viewing of a models behavior Batyr was isolated from his species (detrimental to social animals like elephants) Only exposure was to human interaction, resulting in Batyr's enhanced speaking skills. Possible Evidence of Thinking Batyrs expression of hunger and thirst by verbal communication.

    VERBAL SKILLS

    FUN FACTS

    REFERENCES

    Placed his trunk in his mouth (used his bottom jaw and tongue) E.g. Good, Bad, Go, Give, Batyr, Grandma, One, Two, Three, Batyr is beautiful, Batyr is hungry, Batyr is good, Batyr is thirsty Made sounds like human whistling , squeaks like rats or mice and barking like dogs

    Batyr means warrior in Russian Uttered first word just before New Years Day in the winter of 1977 The first research study done on Batyr was published in 1979. Batyr can be found on a postage stamp of Kazakhstan His human phrases also included profanity

    (1995). Batyr at Karaganga Zoo . [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_i d=306. [Last Accessed 18 September 12]. (2008). Talking elephant . [ONLINE] Available at: http://elephant-batyr.livejournal.com/. [Last Accessed September 19th, 2012]. Forteana. (1993, Oct 08). New Statesman & Society, 6, 47-47. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.wpi.edu/login?url=http://search.proq uest.com/docview/224412099?accountid=29120 Mark Lieberman (October 11th, 2008). Batyr. [ONLINE] Available at: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=703. [Last Accessed September 19th, 2012].

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