[Case]
> They remind me of the bunch who claimed "Man the
> Tool User" was unique in
> the world. Then we found chimps and even otters
> making and using tools. So,
> "Man the Speaker" and Possessor of Language was King
> for a Day until we
> taught a few chimps to use symbol systems and
> honeybee engaging in modern
> dance. Kind of gets down to " the Sole Owner of the
> Opposable Thumb"... Now
> that is special.
Giant Panda's have an opposable thumb as well.
This has marked much interest in evolutionary biology
such as Stephan Jay Gould who wrote an essay, which I
haven't read yet, called "The Panda's Peculiar Thumb".
Also, other primates have opposable thumbs, as
well as the koala bear, opposum, and the 4-toed sloth
(source: Wikipedia)
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