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MNBrewer

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11. I was expecting something more like this

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Mon Jan 2, 2012, 11:51 AM

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Ape cooks with fire [View all] n2doc Jan 2012 OP

So much we don't know about our closest "relatives" nor most animals, for that matter... hlthe2b Jan 2012 #1

Proof that a chimp is smarter than a Republican presidential candidate. hobbit709 Jan 2012 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author HereSince1628 Jan 2012 #3

Yeah that was my though too. Plus the stainless steel spatula. TheManInTheMac Jan 2012 #22

Yes, but can he make a decent cheeseburger? LiberalEsto Jan 2012 #4

Once they taste decadent human cuisine, they are ruined. One of the orangutangs, use to be owned by WingDinger Jan 2012 #6

Interesting observation. Apes dont throw feces at each other, just humans. WingDinger Jan 2012 #41

I can tell you lasers intrigue them. WingDinger Jan 2012 #5

that is what i am learning with research.... nt seabeyond Jan 2012 #28

It is also telling that these differences exist between species we were unable to distinguish. WingDinger Jan 2012 #31

i just glanced at it, but seabeyond Jan 2012 #33

It has to do with habitat differences, I've read. Odin2005 Jan 2012 #36

Thats part. after a while, those traits are inborn. WingDinger Jan 2012 #37

Throw away the toxic non-stick pan. tabatha Jan 2012 #7

He reminds me of a cowboy, eating off his knife. WingDinger Jan 2012 #8

Yes! nt Bonobo Jan 2012 #9

Heh. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 #10

I was expecting something more like this MNBrewer Jan 2012 #11

There is a video of the Bonobo cooking at the link. PotatoChip Jan 2012 #12

We also know chimps are better at basic arithmetic than we are Warpy Jan 2012 #13

Voice is but one method to communicate n2doc Jan 2012 #14

Gorillas: Koko. Remember she had the kitten she named Ball. When Ball died in an accident, Koko 1monster Jan 2012 #24

Kanzi communicates with a paper keyboard csziggy Jan 2012 #39

Once again... "challenging the way that we think about our closest relatives." hunter Jan 2012 #15

Monkey see, monkey do (nt) The Straight Story Jan 2012 #16

Chimps are apes, not monkeys. Do you want the Librarian to come down on your ass? hobbit709 Jan 2012 #17

lol - old saying, and I stick by it The Straight Story Jan 2012 #18

It is only a matter of time before Kanzi ... surrealAmerican Jan 2012 #19

the Olive Garden should hire him Enrique Jan 2012 #20

You would hear 'Waiter...there's a million hairs in my soup" complaints. n/t deacon Jan 2012 #30

I noticed in the video at the bottom that Kanzi barbeques like most men do... 1monster Jan 2012 #21

Interesting, must have been a lot of trial & error along with burnt digits... Historic NY Jan 2012 #23

They should also be janitors Blue Owl Jan 2012 #25

"....I'll cook up some steaks. Then we can fuck." Schema Thing Jan 2012 #26

Funny....I always thought it was going to be the zombies that took over the world. MilesColtrane Jan 2012 #27

I hear he does an amazing Coq au Vin. Superb actually. n/t deacon Jan 2012 #29

Neat Solly Mack Jan 2012 #32

I'm builing a trailer in my back yard... mike_c Jan 2012 #34

Kanzi still manages to impress! Odin2005 Jan 2012 #35

Wow! Roasting marshmallows, too. Nt DevonRex Jan 2012 #38

Just don't introduce him to beer! rusty fender Jan 2012 #40

The troop and me, in San Diego. WingDinger Jan 2012 #42

Lana is the queen. WingDinger Jan 2012 #43