Chantek
Chantek (December 17, 1977 – August 7, 2017), born at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center in Atlanta, Georgia, was a male hybrid Sumatran/Bornean orangutan who acquired the use of a number of intellectual skills, including American Sign Language (ASL), taught by American anthropologists Lyn Miles and Ann Southcombe. In Malay and Indonesian, cantik (pronounced chanteek) means "lovely" or "beautiful".
| Species | orangutan |
|---|---|
| Breed | hybrid Sumatran/Bornean |
| Sex | male |
| Born | December 17, 1977 Yerkes National Primate Research Center |
| Died | August 7, 2017 (aged 39) |
| Cause of death | heart disease |
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