Do you think only humans are crazy about electronic products? You are wrong. 12 zoos in the United States and Canada have carried out(实施) a programme called Apps for Apes(大猩猩). It has found that the apes are also interested in playing iPads.
"We find that, similar to people, the apes like touching the screen and watching short videos," said Richard Zimmerman, a manager of the programme.
The apes in these zoos can play iPads twice a week. Every time, they spend from 15 minutes to half an hour using different apps in iPads. They are most interested in apps for children, such a drawing, music and memory games.
Zimmerman said,"It's like when we're showing pop-up books(立体书) to children. The apes are among the most intelligent(智能的) animals, they are as clever as young children.
The workers in the zoo are also studying how communication apps can help the apes better. "We find that an ape has a toothache. He would be able to touch a picture of a tooth on the iPad and communicate in that way," said Zimmerman.
The programme wants to make people pay attention to the living problems of apes in the wild. The apes are in danger because people cut down too many forests.
