<Tr> <Th> Known for </Th> <Td> Intelligent use of lexigram </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Relatives </Th> <Td> Matata (mother) Panbanisha (sister) Nyota (nephew) Nathen (nephew) </Td> </Tr> <P> Kanzi (born October 28, 1980), also known by the lexigram (from the character 太), is a male bonobo who has been featured in several studies on great ape language . According to Sue Savage - Rumbaugh, a primatologist who has studied the bonobo throughout her life, Kanzi has exhibited advanced linguistic aptitude . </P> <P> Born to Lorel and Bosandjo at Yerkes field station at Emory University and moved to the Language Research Center at Georgia State University, shortly after birth Kanzi was stolen and adopted by a more dominant female, Matata . Kanzi and his sister (Matata's offspring, now deceased) moved to the Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative (ACCI), formerly the Great Ape Trust, in Des Moines, Iowa, where Kanzi is the alpha male of the resident community of Bonobos . He turned 36 in October 2016 . </P>

Kanzi the bonobo who learned to use symbols to communicate