‘Genius’ chimpanzee Ai dies in Japan at 49
Ai sits in her cell in a picture taken in 2018 at Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.— Kyodo Ai, a “genius” chimpanzee who could recognise more than 100 Chinese characters and the English alphabet, has died aged 49, Japanese researchers said. Ai, which means love in Japanese, took part in studies on perception, learning and…