On 19 April 2009 Michael Sylvester wrote: >Just as I said before: if one looks for something long enough >it will happen.
This, presumably, is a reference to Michael's twice-told previous comment that this has been said about Jane Goodall's work with chimpanzees. (When on the first occasion I asked for a reference for where this had been said in relation to Goodall, answer came there none, but that's another issue.) So, Michael, do you believe that if ethologists look long enough for evidence that, say, marmoset monkeys break off small branches from trees, strip them of their leaves, and poke them into termite nests so that termites run up them and can be eaten, they will find it? Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London http://www.esterson.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Re: [tips] Skeptical about gay animals >Msylvester >Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:25:46 -0700 >It has been said if one looks for some behavior to occur, >one will eventually find it. This criticism has been applied >to some of the studies of British ethologist Jane Goodal (sp). >[...] >Michael Sylvester,PhD >Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
