This remarkable book tells the dramatic story of Fout's odyssey from novice researcher to celebrity scientist to compassioned crusader for rights of animals. At the heart of the story is Fouts's magical thirty-year friendship with Washoe, whom we watch grow from a mischievous baby chimp fresh out of the NASA space program into the matriarch of a clan of chimpanzees who fill these pages with tales of humor and heartbreak, loyalty and love.

For centuries humankind has dreamed of talking to animals. Over the past thirty years NEAVS Advisory Board Member Dr. Roger Fouts has turned that dream into reality by pioneering communication with chimpanzees through sign language – beginning with a high-spirited, unforgettable chimp named Washoe.

NEXT OF KIN is a voyage of scientific discovery and interspecies communication unlike any that has come before. This stirring tale of friendship, courage, and compassion will change forever the way we view our biological-and spiritual-next of kin.

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