Chimpanzees raised by humans better with tools, study finds

[eagler]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20070619/sc_livescience/humannaturerubsoffonchimps

It doesn't say a thing about humans raised by chimps.

A bit of human nature can apparently rub off on chimpanzees. Chimps nurtured by humans since birth have a far better chance of figuring out how to use new tools, a new study shows.
The findings highlight untapped potential within chimpanzees that can get uncovered "by studying them when they have been raised under very comparable conditions as our own children," said Ohio State University cognitive primatologist Sally Boysen.
The research suggests that early human ancestors may have been far more sophisticated in their mental capacities than previously thought, she added.

[Rex]

1. So send one to school.

Oh wait, Bush already did that. Bah. Send something better than a C chimp.

[Ghost in the Machine]

2. Yeah, George knows how to use a bottle opener for those longnecks.

A bike? Not so good. Segway? Not so good either. A pretzel? Fuggiddaboutit!

And this guy has his finger on the nuke button??

[Bucky]

3. Cute picture. Until just now....

I've never realized how much Bozo hair looks like Devil's Horns.
.

[whistle]

4. So did chimpanzees raise Shrub*?

[Dr.Phool]

5. Anything about tools raised by chimps?

[shadowknows69]

6. See "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes"

for why this worries me.