Comments on: Chimpanzees Have Culture! http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/09/15/chimpanzees-have-culture/ Men's Rights Activism, MRA Politics, Analysis, Commentary and Global News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:12:59 -1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: fourthwire http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/09/15/chimpanzees-have-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-17872 fourthwire Sat, 16 Sep 2006 00:07:42 +0000 http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/09/15/chimpanzees-have-culture/#comment-17872 Squiggy, first of all, nobody with much knowledge of apes and other primates believe that they are necessarily "dumb", even if they are animals. Those primates that NEED to understand the concept of "Tuesday" for their survival and development have already done so. "Apes" do not need to understand a concept such as waiting until Tuesdays so much as other knowledge for survival in wooded or jungle environments. They understand better than you or I which plants and minerals they need to eat in order to counteract the toxicity of certain kinds of jungle fruits, plants, and seeds that make up much of their diet in their own environments. Does that mean that they're "smarter" than you or I? Squiggy, first of all, nobody with much knowledge of apes and other primates believe that they are necessarily “dumb”, even if they are animals.

Those primates that NEED to understand the concept of “Tuesday” for their survival and development have already done so.

“Apes” do not need to understand a concept such as waiting until Tuesdays so much as other knowledge for survival in wooded or jungle environments.

They understand better than you or I which plants and minerals they need to eat in order to counteract the toxicity of certain kinds of jungle fruits, plants, and seeds that make up much of their diet in their own environments.

Does that mean that they’re “smarter” than you or I?

]]> By: Squiggy http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/09/15/chimpanzees-have-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-17861 Squiggy Fri, 15 Sep 2006 22:53:23 +0000 http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/09/15/chimpanzees-have-culture/#comment-17861 Try teaching an ape to open the box only on Tuesday. They're dumb animals, and we aren't "cousins". Try teaching an ape to open the box only on Tuesday. They’re dumb animals, and we aren’t “cousins”.

]]> By: Mike LaSalle http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/09/15/chimpanzees-have-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-17837 Mike LaSalle Fri, 15 Sep 2006 18:47:50 +0000 http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/09/15/chimpanzees-have-culture/#comment-17837 I recall some years ago a story about a Japanese island in which Macaques were observed to adopt "cultural" habits. Certain behaviors - like adding salty water to edible roots - would appear to originate in one individual and then spread to family groups, "tribal" groups, and, finally, across the entire population of Macaques on the island. I recall some years ago a story about a Japanese island in which Macaques were observed to adopt “cultural” habits. Certain behaviors – like adding salty water to edible roots – would appear to originate in one individual and then spread to family groups, “tribal” groups, and, finally, across the entire population of Macaques on the island.

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