How many people do you know who treat their pets as if they were human, putting human reasons on their pets’ actions? What would happen if an infant animal was raised within a human family? This documentary tells an in depth story of the landmark experiment about Nim, an infant chimpanzee taken away from his mother at birth and raised by a family in the 1970’s. The footage in this film will captivate you as Nim is taught to use a bathroom and to me, the most incredible feat, sign language to communicate with his family. On one level I thought this experiment was so cool; however, as I continued watching, I started thinking what was going to happen when the cute and cuddly Nim grew up. You will not only get an insight into the chimpanzee world, but you will also get a glimpse into the human mind, in this fearless movie.

3 1/2 stars — DVD

http://youtu.be/e_vha0FI0j8