I know this isn't exactly what you are looking for, Chris, but on a gloomy afternoon it made me smile.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFmaCuNLhrY&feature=related Carol Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Psychology St. Ambrose University Davenport, Iowa 52803 phone: 563-333-6482 e-mail: devoldercar...@sau.edu From: Christopher D. Green [mailto:chri...@yorku.ca] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 2:39 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Who's on first? Along similar lines, I recall seeing a nature show on television many years ago in which a macaque had learned to swim, and the behavior had spread to others of the colony, but was not seen in other macaque colonies. I have a good use for such an example but I have never been able to find a reliable source for it. Does anyone else know of this, and where it was reported? Thanks, Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 chri...@yorku.ca http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== Serafin, John wrote: Michael, Your memory about the monkeys & potatoes is pretty good. I don't remember the original authors, but the monkeys under study were a colony of Japanese macaqques on one of the Japanese islands. To support the colony, the humans would dump food (e.g., potatoes) on the beach. The researchers observed that the animals learned to wash the sand off before eating. One of the interesting reports by the researchers was that this behavior began among the younger, adolescent animals, but then spread to the older adults. Whether this is evidence of higher cognitive function, I'll leave to others to debate. It could potentially be explained via conditioning. As for chimps eating ants, what do you suppose they're doing when they groom each other? They're picking bugs off. No sense letting that protein go to waste, so why not eat them? --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: devoldercar...@sau.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=12990.f9c1b5bf25d49031367434c598ee9250 &n=T&l=tips&o=6015 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-6015-12990.f9c1b5bf25d49031367434c598ee9...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=6016 or send a blank email to leave-6016-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
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