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Apps for apes: Zoos turn to tablets to keep animals engaged

Feb. 2: Technology is bridging the gap between humans and some of our closest cousins - and keeping them engaged with apps on an iPad. One of the favorite apps used by the primates is one where they can play the drums and cymbals. NBC's Tom Costello reports. Technology is bridging the gap between humans and some of our closest cousins - and keeping them engaged with apps on an iPad. One of the favorite apps used by the primates is one where they can play the drums and cymbals. NBC's Tom Costello reports. (TODAY)

Zoo uses iPads to communicate with apes

Aug. 7: A Texas zoo adopts a program called 'Apps for Apes' that allows handlers to interact with orangutans by using an iPads. KECN's Jordan Bontke reports. A Texas zoo adopts a program called 'Apps for Apes' that allows handlers to interact with orangutans by using an iPads. KECN's Jordan Bontke reports. (NBC News)

Freida Pinto: From 'Slumdog' to 'Apes'

Aug. 2: Actress Freida Pinto talks about her role in the new film Actress Freida Pinto talks about her role in the new film "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," including working with James Franco and the remarkable technology used to make actors look like apes. (TODAY)

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