Complete Index of Viki Tapes

Tape 1: Mechanical Interest and Ability in a Home-Raised Chimpanzee

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Time

Action
MI-1  00:56:07 Chimpanzee’s wrist can’t bend backwards
MI-2  01:27:10 Viki’s hand (demonstrating the “opposable thumb”)
MI-3*  01:38:15 Viki smokes, using fingers and thumb
MI-4  02:18:05 Viki plays with mechanical toy (8 months)
MI-5  02:31:25 Viki shows curiosity, playing with several toys (10 months)
MI-6  03:02:21 Viki playing (11 months)
MI-7  03:31:05 Viki shows definite progress while playing (1.5 years)
MI-8  03:52:10 Viki playing (2 years)
MI-9  04:07:20 Action by imitation (2.5 years)
MI-10*  04:21:05 Viki wearing sunglasses
MI-11  04:40:15 Viki blowing bubbles
MI-12  05:09:14 Viki builds swing rope
MI-13  06:23:15 Viki with rubber tubing (5.5 years)
MI-14*  06:58:05 Viki files fingernails (5.5 years)
MI-15  07:36:18 Viki tries to tie knots (5.5 years)
MI-16*  08:04:05 Viki hammers nails (6 years)
MI-17*  09:44:15 Viki uses screwdriver
MI-18*  10:13:20 Viki uses saw
MI-19  11:28:20 Viki plays with water faucet (9 months)
MI-20*  12:10:10 Viki in bathtub (12 months)
MI-21  12:41:04 Viki plays in sprinkler (4.5 years)
MI-22*  13:04:05 Viki plays in pool (5 years)
MI-23*  13:47:00 Viki drains pool with bucket (6 years)
MI-24*  14:11:05 Viki blows out matches
MI-25*  14:23:25 Viki smokes
MI-26  14:46:10 Viki plays with lighter
MI-27*  15:14:21 Viki smokes
MI-28  15:38:15 Viki plays with candle (5 years)
MI-29*  17:03:25 Viki digs tunnels in sandbox (4 years)
MI-30  18:16:01 Viki attempts to tunnel through small sand mold
MI-31  18:56:24 Viki attempts to mold sand
MI-32  19:17:20 Viki draws in sand with rake
MI-33*  19:43:16 Viki scribbles (ages 2 and 3 years)
MI-34  20:27:28 Viki sharpens pencil with knife
MI-35  21:20:25 Viki strings beads (1.5 years)
MI-36*  21:49:12 Viki threads needle and sews (5.5 years)
MI-37  23:20:04 Viki turns on light switch (3.5 years)
MI-38  23:28:01 Viki plays with light switches (4.5 years)
MI-38  24:19:27 Viki’s first encounter with an electric fan (2.5 years)
MI-40  24:45:08 Viki uses fan to stay cool (5 years)
MI-41  25:12:00 Viki plays with telephone (3.5 years)
MI-42*  25:37:10 Viki takes phone apart (4.5 years)
MI-43  25:57:23 Viki operates toy phonograph (4.5 years)
MI-44  26:42:15 Viki plays with music box (3.5 years)
MI-45*  26:58:20 Viki examines her face in mirror (5.5 years)
MI-46  27:28:10 Viki cleans mirror and brushes teeth (3.5 years)
MI-47  28:07:00 Viki observes permanent teeth coming in (5.5 years)
MI-48*  28:18:18 Viki tries to remove loose tooth with pliers
MI-49  28:34:25 Viki treats wounds with iodine
MI-50  29:39:12 Viki plays catch with visitors (4.5 years)
MI-51  30:08:25 Viki uses toy dart gun (3.5 years)
MI-52  30:36:00 Viki sticks suction-cup darts to wall
MI-53  30:54:25 Viki shoots a toy she doesn't like with dart gun (5.5 years)
MI-54  31:11:10 Viki builds towers of blocks (2.5 years)
MI-55  31:26:03 Viki builds with small dice (4 years)
MI-56  31:42:16 Viki uses arches built with blocks in a practical manner (3.5 years)
MI-57*  33:29:00 Viki gets dressed (3.5 years)
MI-58  33:56:10 Viki learns to use the toilet (3.5 years)
MI-59  34:19:15 Viki chooses clothes and gets dressed (4.5 years)
MI-60  34:41:05 Viki hangs paper towels (5.5 years)
MI-61  35:12:10 Viki feeds herself with spoon (2.5 years)
MI-62  35:37:06 Viki uses bottle opener and straw (3 years)
MI-63  36:04:05 Viki uses faucets (3.5 years)
MI-64  36:16:15 Viki pours coffee, with difficulty (3.5 years)
MI-65*  36:43:15 Viki pours coffee easily (4.5 years)
MI-66  36:59:12 Viki opens cans, jar, and bottles; pours; and drinks easily (5.5 years)
MI-67  38:22:10 Viki adds cold water to cool a hot drink (5.5 years)
MI-68*  39:05:25 Viki solves string-pulling problems (8 months)
MI-69*  39:47:27 Viki solves problems to get food (1.5 years)
MI-70*  40:00:00 Viki solves more difficult problems to get food (2 years)
MI-71*  40:37:05 Viki knocks down lure with ball (3 years)
MI-72*  41:18:25 Viki retrieves lures at different heights using boxes (4 years)
MI-73*  43:03:10 Viki retrieves lure using a board (4 years)
MI-74* 43:27:14 Viki uses boxes to climb tree wrapped with electrical wire at bottom (4.5 years)

Tape 2: Imitation in a Home-Raised Chimpanzee

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Action
IM-1  01:07:08 Viki presses slips of paper in book, imitating humans pressing photos (3 years)
IM-2  01:48:00 Viki attempts to hammer stake into ground (3 years)
IM-3  02:40:26 Viki sands stake after seeing sandpaper for the first time (3 years)
IM-4*  03:38:20 Viki learns to open friction lids (3 years)
IM-5  05:57:00 Viki imitates human actions for reward (20 months)
IM-6*  06:18:16 Viki copies human actions with objects (25 months)
IM-7*  06:39:00 Viki copies human actions without objects (27 months)
IM-8*  07:24:25 Viki solves “stick and tunnel problem” after two demonstrations (36 months)
IM-9*  08:00:22 Human demonstration of “opening box” problem
IM-10*  08:24:23 Viki solves “opening box” problem
IM-11  09:05:05 Viki solves second “opening box” problem with candle flame
IM-12*  09:53:00 Viki replicates building block tower after watching construction steps (3 years)
IM-13  10:38:13 Viki sees only finished product (3 years)
IM-14 10:55:00 Viki attempts replication after viewing only finished product but is preoccupied with making tower taller (3 years)

Tape 3: Vocalization and Speech in Chimpanzees

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Time

Action
VS-1  12:02:26 Viki vocally responds to emotional stimuli (2.5 years)
VS-2*  13:27:01 Viki laughs while being tickled (2.5 years)
VS-3*  13:56:00 Viki responds to being left alone outside (2.5 years)
VS-4  14:32:10 Betty can’t vocalize deliberately
VS-5  15:07:10 Franz vocalizes deliberately more readily than Betty
VS-6  16:08:00 Franz speaks on command
VS-7  16:53:10 Viki is taught mouth movements to speak “mama” (15 months)
VS-8*  17:46:15 Viki says “mama” (21 months)
VS-9*  17:54:10 Viki exhibits learned sounds on command
VS-10*  19:33:10 Viki incorporates sounds to say “mama,” “papa,” and “cup” (2.5 years)
VS-11 0:21:50:25 Viki imitates acts involving mouth movement

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