NOVA

NOVA (1974 – ...)

1974 • 53 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG

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Episode 5 — Can Chimps Talk?

Season 21 • NOVA

Released: 1994-02-15 • Documentary

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NOVA covers exciting and controversial research with chimpanzees who have been trained to express themselves with human symbols. Are they speaking their minds? Or are they just aping their trainers?

Episodes

Episode 1
Codebreakers
1994-01-18

Episode 2
Dinosaurs of the Gobi
1994-01-25

Episode 3
Daredevils of the Sky
1994-02-01

Episode 4
Journey to Kilimanjaro
1994-02-08

Episode 5
Can Chimps Talk?
1994-02-15

Episode 6
In Search of Human Origins, Part One
1994-02-28

Episode 7
In Search of Human Origins, Part Two
1994-03-01

Episode 8
In Search of Human Origins, Part Three
1994-03-02

Episode 9
Can China Kick the Habit?
1994-04-12

Episode 10
Aircraft Carrier!
1994-04-19

Episode 11
The Great Wildlife Heist
1994-10-11

Episode 12
Secret of the Wild Child
1994-10-18

Episode 13
Haunted Cry of a Long Gone Bird
1994-10-25

Episode 14
What's New About Menopause
1994-11-01

Episode 15
The Tribe that Time Forgot
1994-11-08

Episode 16
Killer Quake!
1994-11-15

Episode 17
Buried in Ash
1994-11-29

Episode 18
Rescue Mission in Space
1994-12-06

Episode 19
Journey to the Sacred Sea
1994-12-20

Episode 20
In Search of the First Language
1994-12-27

Information

Episode air date	15.02.1994
Episode runtime	55 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	7.0
IMDb series rating	8.7
Series status	Returning series
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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