Chimp Burial

[BOD]

We are not alone

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article6895084.ece

 

[dogwood]

We are not alone

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article6895084.ece

Wow. Fascinating. What a photo.

Thanks for posting that.

 

[locum76]

yup, we are closely related to the chimps right enough.

 

[demographic]

Had my hopes up for a minute then, I thought George Bush Junior had croaked

Almost had my dancing shoes on.

 

[Klenchblaize]

Whether or not there is an element of staging the picture sure mixes up ones emotions.

Cheers

 

[lub0]

makes you seriously wonder how chimps can suddenly turn on their long time keepers.
I remember listeing to a 911 call a while back of a women going ape sh*t at the operator as her sister was being mutiliated in the background by one of the chimps she had looked after for decades.

 

[caliban]

This seems like anthropomorphism to me. The chimps just look curious and apprehensive.

 

[firecrest]

This seems like anthropomorphism to me. The chimps just look curious and apprehensive.

I have such a gripe with anthropomorphism!! Its like we assume all emotion and connection was gifted to us when we became homo sapiens and stamp with out trademark "human". We evolved and emotions are a basic part of the brain. Chimpanzees are our closest relatives and their social lives are as complex as ours , there is no reason to assume they are unable to comprehend that the chimp is dead nor that they feel sadness at this understanding.

 

[firecrest]

makes you seriously wonder how chimps can suddenly turn on their long time keepers.
I remember listeing to a 911 call a while back of a women going ape sh*t at the operator as her sister was being mutiliated in the background by one of the chimps she had looked after for decades.

well humans do it all the time so why not chimps?