Animals in Space

The chimps in the Holloman training program were taught how to do simple tasks in response to electric lights and sounds.
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Timed Task
The chimps in the Holloman training program were taught how to do simple tasks in response to electric lights and sounds. Jim, the chimp whose efforts are photographed here, has made a mistake: the experiment calls for him to hit the odd shape, in this case, the circle in the middle.

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