VOALearningEnglish2013.3.4---An iPad App for Orangutans

VOALearningEnglish2013.3.4---An iPad App for Orangutans
From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report in Special English. Humans are not the only ones who like to use tablet computers. The nonprofit organization Orangutan Outreach has started a program called Apps for Apes using Apple's iPad. Orangutan Outreach was started by Richard Zimmerman six years ago. Its goal is to protect orangutans in the wild. The organization launched Apps for Apes one year ago. The program introduces the Apple iPad to orangutans in zoos. Apps for Apes has three goals. The first is to provide activities for captive orangutans. The second is to raise awareness among zoo visitors about how smart these animals are. The third goal is to urge people to visit Orangutan Outreach's website, redapes.org, to learn how they can help protect wild orangutans. Orangutan Outreach says the iPad is a perfect device for orangutans because of the touchscreen technology. With some assistance, the animals are able to use apps to listen to music, play games and do other activities. Apps for Apes was first launched at the Milwaukee County Zoo in Wisconsin. It has expanded to more than 10 other zoos and a rescue center for apes in the United States and Canada. And it is growing worldwide. Richard Zimmerman says the program could affect the behavior of orangutans, but it is too early to know. Zoo officials have told him about the apes' reaction to seeing and using iPads. He says young orangutans seem very interested. They go to the device immediately. Females seem to be the quickest learners. And some big males are simply curious about the tablet. They spend time watching it from a distance. For VOA Learning English, I'm Alex Villarreal. (Adapted from a radio program broadcast 04Feb2013)
美國之音學習英語，這是在特別英語的技術報告。人類是不是唯一的，誰喜歡用平板電腦。猩猩推廣的非盈利性組織已經開始了一項名為應用程序的類人猿使用蘋果的iPad。猩猩外展理查德·齊默爾曼6年前開始。它的目標是保護在野外的猩猩。組織開展應用服務類人猿一年前。該計劃介紹了蘋果iPad猩猩在動物園。應用服務類人猿有三個目標。首先是提供活動圈養猩猩。二是要提高認識，動物園遊客對這些動物是多麼的聰明。第三個目標是讓人們訪問猩猩外展的的網站，redapes.org，了解他們如何可以幫助保護野生猩猩。猩猩外展說，​​iPad是個完美的設備，因為觸摸屏技術的猩猩。一些援助，動物能夠使用應用程序來聽音樂，玩遊戲和做其他活動。在威斯康星州密爾沃基縣動物園首次推出的應用服務類人猿。它已擴大到10多個動物園和救援中心在美國和加拿大的類人猿。它滿足全球不斷增長。理查德·齊默爾曼說，這項計劃可能會影響到行為的猩猩，但它是過於早知道。動物園官員告訴他猿的反應看，並使用ipad公司。他說，年輕的猩猩似乎很感興趣。他們去的設備。女性似乎是最快的學習者。而一些大的男性只是好奇的平板電腦。他們花時間看它的距離。美國之音學英語，我是亞歷克斯比利亞雷亞爾。（改編自一個電台節目中播出04Feb2013）