Kanzi the bonobo dies at 44

This is a Kanzi news story, published by Gizmodo, that relates primarily to Minecraft news.

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RIP Kanzi, the Bonobo Who Mastered Language and Minecraft

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Kanzi died March 18 at the age of 44 .

The bonobo was being treated for heart disease.

Kanzi reshaped our understanding of ape intelligence, challenging long-held beliefs about what separates humans from our closest living relatives.

He was known to enjoy the Clint Eastwood film Every Which Way But Loose (featuring the orangutan Manis ) and Minecraft .

Kanzi was more than a scientific curiosity, as the comments from the Ape Initiative attest. He was living proof that the artificial boundaries we draw between human and nonhuman intelligence are flimsier and far blurrier than we thought. Looking back at Kanzi and his extraordinary life, itâs clear that the gap between humans and our fellow apes isnât as wide as weâd like to pretend..

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