/ Modified jul 23, 2014 5:08 p.m.

The Ape Who Went to College

Delve into the story of an orangutan raised as a human child on an American university campus. Wednesday at 8 p.m. on PBS 6.

ape_college_atlanta_zoo_spot Chantek in Zoo Atlanta
This is the incredible story of Chantek, the orangutan raised as a human child on an American university campus during the 70s and 80s. Taught to speak in sign language, he is now living among his own kind at Zoo Atlanta, although he describes himself as an “orangutan person.”

My Wild Affair: The Ape Who Went to College, Wednesday at 8 p.m. on PBS 6

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