1) Chimps are apes. They are NOT monkeys 2) They were eating termites (more closely related to cockroaches than to ants) 3) The young female Japanese macaque who invented potato washing also invented a technique for separating wheat from sand. She was something of a monkey genius. 4) The NOVA program, "Ape Genius," opens with a clip of a population of chimpanzees who have developed the tradition of playing in small pools of water.
On a related note, there are recent documented reports of bonobos using spears to catch and kill bush babies. They make the spears and use them to kill bush babies hiding in hollow trees. And as long as we're talking about animal behavior and unusual diets, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQOQdBLHrLk. If this hot link doesn't work, try copy/pasting bit into your browser. Ed Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D. Department of Psychology West Chester University of Pennsylvania http://home.comcast.net/~epollak/home.htm Office Hours: Mondays 12-2 & 3-4 p.m.; Tuesdays & Thursdays 8-9 a.m. & 12:30-2 p.m. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Husband, father, grandfather, biopsychologist, & bluegrass fiddler...... in approximate order of importance. --- 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=6035 or send a blank email to leave-6035-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
