Charles Brown wrote:
What distinguishes humans from animals is culture.
me:
> there was an article in a recent issue of HARPER'S which discussed how > different groups of apes had different cultures, some more pacifistic > and others more warlike.
I think it was the May 2006 issue. There was also an article about the US army training chimps to wage war. Yoshie.
I've heard bonobos are favored by leftists. :->
usually, a sheep or a goat is a better partner. ;-) [see http://www.curtainup.com/goat.html] Dolphins are also known to have orgies (at least among males), though I don't know if it's a cultural thing or a genetic thing (or a combination). -- Jim Devine / "Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate."-- Bertrand Russell
