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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 11:06 AM Original message |
Monkeys Recognize Their Pals in Photos |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
1. Duh. How much did they spend to figure that out? n/t |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 11:12 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I think it's a good study |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 11:14 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Lol! Of course there is some value to the study, but anyone who has |
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SallyMander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 11:17 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Science can't advance based on what people "readily see" |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. But these aren't "their buds." They're abstract representations of their buds. |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #3 |
13. Yeah--but the other part of the study concerns the ability to recognize the faces in |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. I find it interesting. This because my very intelligent dog never showed any interest in watching TV |
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rfranklin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 11:36 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. My cat perks up when she hears a bird on the TV... |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 11:56 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. When my cat was alive, as a kitten, he would sit in my lap and watch Nature, |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. She knew you hid the clicker. |
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juno jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 02:07 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. We used to have a cat who would watch any nature show with meercats. |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 11:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
14. One way that we learn about how the human brain works is by |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
5. I find this so interesting because |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
6. But Southern Baptist don't recognize friends in adult bookstores. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 11:40 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Or in the liquor store either.. n/t |
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nilram (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 05:02 PM Response to Reply #6 |
25. But that's a different kind of monkey. -nt |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 05:23 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. It de-evolved. |
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jesus_of_suburbia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 05:04 PM Response to Reply #6 |
26. . |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
10. My dogs can recognize me by sight from a considerable distance.. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. My birds and my cat knew the sound of my car. When I got |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 11:53 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. I remember reading about someone who raised catfish.. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 04:13 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Predators have to be smart. Prey is dumb but numerous. |
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Flubadubya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 04:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. My Dachshund can recognize herself in videos... |
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3waygeek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
20. Wonder if they used this photo... |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 04:21 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Don't know why this seems to be a surprise... |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 05:54 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. Gorillas and chimps are much more cognitively advanced than monkeys. |
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laststeamtrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
22. Monkeys throw turds at people who pass their cages at zoos. Monkeys are alright. |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
24. not surprising.... |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
28. Freepers can do it |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
30. A new market for the digital camera! |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
31. my cats know what a camera is |
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