Pioneering cognitive chimp Ai dies at 49, leaving legacy in primate mind research

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Pioneering cognitive chimp Ai dies at 49, leaving legacy in primate mind research
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Ai, a female chimpanzee at Kyoto University's Ai Project famed for numeracy, color naming, and painting, died at 49 from old age and organ failure, surrounded by staff; arriving in 1977 from West Africa, she helped drive decades of primate cognition research.

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