This was way cool -- and a bit scary, especially
watching a chimp make a primitive spear with which to
hunt bush babies.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/apegenius/?campaign=pbshomefeatures_3_novabrapegenius_2008-02-20
One bonobo, Kanzi, understands *3000* English words
according to his researchers.
I wrote:
snip
More on those spear-makers:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/2008-04/chimps-with-spears/roach-text.html
[from a reporter's visit with researcher Jill Pruetz]
Shades of a short story, title and author not
recalled, of granting legal status to a
cigarette-smoking chimp
The story you're loking for is Robert Heinlein's Jerry Was a Man
Never judge a book by its movie.
http://idiotgrrl.livejournal.com/
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:26:35 -0800
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Ape Genius on NOVA last night
To: brin-l@mccmedia.com
I wrote:
snip
Pat Mathews [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The story you're loking for is Robert Heinlein's
Jerry Was a Man
Never judge a book by its movie.
Ah, thanks - I read it so long ago that I'd forgotten
just about all but the premise.
Debbi
Breed To Come Maru =^.^=
