Chimps \'r not us (Introduction)

by xeno6696 , Sonoran Desert, Monday, June 25, 2012, 18:20 (4535 days ago) @ David Turell

New blog on a great book.
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> http://notachimp.blogspot.ca/
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> And another website entry in the opposite direction. It makes it sound as if animals are smarter than humans.
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> http://phys.org/news/2012-06-line-blurs-animal-monkeys-math.html-I'm with dhw on animals. Corvus birds (crow family) are able to count, and captive or not, some primates have displayed the ability to create new meanings with words, which irrefutably demonstrates intelligence.-It all points to the fact that consciousness is something we all share... even if *we* seem to go leaps and bounds beyond.

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