'Project Nim': A chimp both loved and exploited
"Project Nim," a new documentary by James Marsh, is a probing, unsettling study of primate behavior, focusing on the complex dynamics of power, sex and group bonding in a species whose startling capacity for selfishness and aggression is offset by occasional displays of intelligence and compassion. Shortly after his birth at an Oklahoma laboratory, Nim was taken from his mother's side and delivered to New York, where he became part of an experiment, led by a Columbia professor, Herbert Terrace,... Читать дальше...