Mike P: You are apparently "picking a nit" with something I said in a previous post (reference the following quote). No doubt, grooming behavior in these animals has an important social characteristic. But I'm pretty sure that they are picking out parasites and other debris in the process, and in the process eat them.
Apply your own criteria for evaluating the voice over on the National Geographic show. It's not JUST physical contact that is involved. There are other functions fulfilled by the behavior. John -- John Serafin Psychology Department Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA 15650 [email protected] > From: Mike Palij <[email protected]> > Reply-To: TIPS posts <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:55:15 -0400 > To: TIPS posts <[email protected]> > Cc: Mike Palij <[email protected]> > Subject: re: [tips] Who's on first? > > By the way, according to the voice over on the > NatGeo program, when chimps groom each other, it is not pick > out bugs or nits or whatever -- they do it just for the physical > contact. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=6019 or send a blank email to leave-6019-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
