Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh walks past a bonobo in his outdoor pen at the Great Ape Trust of Iowa in Des Moines, Iowa. Her work has been credited with uncovering new ways to teach autistic children to communicate and helping bridge the gap between humans and their closest primate relatives.

First published in the May 15, 2011, 10:41 a.m. edition

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