As a young adult, Prince-Hughes was employed at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo.
She watched how silverback male gorillas cared for their families and paternally intervened to resolve conflicts, thereby setting the tone for community behavior.
She has formulated several contrarian scientific conclusions, including her assertion that Bonobo chimpanzees can speak English if one just learns to understand the accent.
[2] En Songs of the Gorilla Nation, Prince-Hughes describes how she learned techniques to manage her Asperger syndrome from experiences observing and interacting with gorillas at the Woodland Park Zoo.
Asperger syndrome may be accompanied by difficulties processing stimuli, sensory sensitivity, and social awkwardness.