On Dec 21, 2010, at 7:10 AM, Beth Benoit wrote: > > An article in Current Biology describes how young chimps appear to carry > sticks in the same way human little girls carry dolls around. This is more > than twice as likely to be seen in female chimps. I loved the image of the > chimps even playing the "airplane" game: "lying on their backs and lifting > the stick in the air, much as human parents entertain their youngsters." > > A little anthropomorphism can be fun...
and a lot of projection.... > http://www.concordmonitor.com/article/230158/chimps-also-play-dollies Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato [email protected] --- 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=7423 or send a blank email to leave-7423-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
