Primates can astonish us with their demonstration of abilities to engage in human-like endeavors. Koko the gorilla spoke in sign language; Gordo, a squirrel monkey, went into space in 1958; and now Elok the orangutan creates NFTs.
The Atlanta-based Megafauna Studio partnered with Elok and zoologists at the Oklahoma City Zoo to present the world’s first NFT collection created by a great ape. All sales of Elok’s NFT artworks go to benefit orangutan conservation. Megafauna Studio founders Becky Scheel and Mathieu Kuhne joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes via Zoom to talk about their organization.
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