Michael Sylvester writes >You are the man. You hit it on the dot in endorsement of Jim Clark's interpreting Michael as saying:
>Perhaps Michael was saying (reading between the lines) that >Marmosets behave that way (i.e., using twigs to get insects) >in their natural environments, but would NOT behave that >way in a different environment (i.e., a desert). But the *whole point* is that Marmoset's have not been observed to behave that way in their natural environments! (No Tim, you're not going crazy. -:) ) Still, it's an interesting way of evading a question. Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London http://www.esterson.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: [tips] Pigeon and red block >Shearon, Tim >Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:16:16 -0700 >Michael- >No I would not presume. What you said originally wasn't clear >to me. My first post was a request for information about >Marmosets as I use primate info in classes and what you >said about Marmosets and twigs was so foreign to what I >thought to be true. My second post was in response to >your statement that you didn't say/write that Marmosets >live in the desert which I thought you had certainly done. >It was also, perhaps, a bit more terse than I meant it to be. >I was distracted and responded to your "way off base" >remark too strongly. >Tim >Timothy O. Shearon, PhD >Professor and Chair Department of Psychology >The College of Idaho >Caldwell, ID 83605 ----------------------------------------------------------- RE: [tips] Pigeon and red block >Allen Esterson >Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:12:53 -0700 >On 19 April 2009 Michael Sylvester wrote: >>Just as I said before: if one looks for something long enough >>it will happen. >[...] 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >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])
