The son of Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, Shane Savage-Rumbaugh spent his childhood and teen interacting with a variety of great apes, many of them having developped symbolic capacities. Now a professor of studio art at Stonehill College, Mr. Savage-Rumbaugh still considers the bonobos he grew up with to be an integral part of his family.
The recording of Shane Savage-Rumbaugh’s testimony took place in 2018 in Ithaca, NY. Cathy Caruth and Laurent Dubreuil conducted the interviews. Dubreuil directed and edited the movie.
DISCLAIMER. The views expressed by the interviewees are their own and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the Ape Testimony Project and of the individuals or organizations associated with this initiative.
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