IPads help American zoos to find a contact with the orangutans

When Apple engineers created the iPad, they are unlikely to think that the Tablet PC will benefit not only people but also animals. Miami Zoo has launched a program in which employees use iPad to "dialogue" with the primates.

Apple tablet was the ideal tool for communication. Zoo employees have established the same applications that were originally created for children with autism. Then trainers called an object shown on the screen, and the monkey had to press the corresponding button. "Orangutans - like a hostage of his own body - explains Linda Jacobs, the program supervisor - Their the mind is sufficiently developed for communication, but communication does not take place due to lack of these animals a voice bundles. "

Orangutans have learned to recognize on the computer screen fruits and vegetables. The zoo is hoping that with the help of this information, be able to "personalize" menu. The tablet is also used to monitor the health of animals.

Grandiose plans for the zoo. The program's authors hope that the communication will become more crowded in the future. This requires interactive screens that sync with iPads.

Zoo Miami - is not the only institution that is experimenting with the introduction of technologies. Similar studies were conducted Smithsonian National Zoological Park and Zoo Atlanta. There was even a non-profit organization Orangutan Outreach, which is committed to promoting donations aypadov obsolete in favor of zoos and encourages developers to write applications for orangutans.

[via Gizmodo, Orangutan Outreach, Jezebel]