Orangutans on iPads

Orangutans in the US have been given iPads to communicate with their keepers.

Orangutans in the US have been given iPads to communicate with their keepers.

Workers at Jungle Island Zoo in Miami, Florida, are hoping the beasts will eventually be able to use the gadgets to indicate their preferred dinner choices, such as choosing whether they would like to eat carrots or beets for their meals, as well as visit social networking sites and tempt people to the zoo.

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