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DarkTirade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-29-08 09:17 PM
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2. Between apes that can speak with sign language
and elephants that display all the hallmarks of intelligence... I really think we've got at least two other sentient or near-sentient species here on this planet.
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  -I've always suspected that we weren't the only intelligent species on this planet... DarkTirade  Mar-29-08 08:55 PM   #0 
  - Dang. Does that elephant really know what it's painting?  Rabrrrrrr   Mar-29-08 09:13 PM   #1 
  - Between apes that can speak with sign language  DarkTirade   Mar-29-08 09:17 PM   #2 
     - And dolphins  Hardhead   Mar-29-08 09:31 PM   #4 
     - Dolphins are very intelligent  DarkTirade   Mar-29-08 09:44 PM   #6 
     - so long, and thanks for all the fish...  kineneb   Mar-29-08 09:47 PM   #7 
        - 42.  Hardhead   Mar-29-08 09:57 PM   #9 
        - Yep. The dolphins have been warning us for centuries, but we don't listen.  Rabrrrrrr   Mar-30-08 06:43 AM   #26 
        - The weird thing is, we still seem to think digital watches are pretty neat. n/m  IntravenousDemilo   Mar-31-08 03:19 PM   #48 
     - Maybe there's hope for the world after all  NV Whino   Mar-29-08 09:35 PM   #5 
     - I think that's the most amazing thing I've ever seen  Droopy   Mar-30-08 05:43 AM   #23 
  - How beautiful!  graywarrior   Mar-29-08 09:28 PM   #3 
  - Ohhh, unbelievable and so sweet!  Dangerously Amused   Mar-29-08 09:49 PM   #8 
  - I know, the elephant deserved a hug!  nytemare   Mar-29-08 10:05 PM   #10 
     - Cool, I will check that site out, too.  Dangerously Amused   Mar-29-08 10:25 PM   #11 
        - Sure!  nytemare   Mar-30-08 03:35 PM   #39 
  - beautiful  Tuesday Afternoon   Mar-29-08 10:40 PM   #12 
  - I'm speechless...that is really amazing.  philboy   Mar-29-08 10:54 PM   #13 
  - Holy Crap  jasonc   Mar-29-08 10:55 PM   #14 
  - Damn elephant's a better artist than I am...  DarkTirade   Mar-29-08 11:04 PM   #15 
     - me too  jasonc   Mar-29-08 11:20 PM   #17 
  - That was amazing! I have so much respect for the abilities of animals anyway. n/t  Lil Missy   Mar-29-08 11:19 PM   #16 
  - How I wish we knew how to listen to them...  GoddessOfGuinness   Mar-29-08 11:38 PM   #18 
  - That's incredible. When I realized what the painting was my jaw dropped.  Alexander   Mar-29-08 11:52 PM   #19 
  - Hurt... and there are those willing to hunt them.  DarkTirade   Mar-29-08 11:55 PM   #20 
     - One of my cats learned how to open doors. If only we could communicate...  Alexander   Mar-29-08 11:57 PM   #21 
        - Damn the cat haters!  asteroid2003QQ47   Mar-30-08 02:21 AM   #22 
  - I'm not surprised  turtlensue   Mar-30-08 06:00 AM   #24 
  - Amazing!  FloridaJudy   Mar-30-08 06:03 AM   #25 
  - This makes me wonder about something.  oktoberain   Mar-30-08 06:56 AM   #27 
  - Oh that breaks my heart.  BarenakedLady   Mar-30-08 09:37 AM   #30 
  - .  Dangerously Amused   Mar-30-08 09:39 AM   #31 
  - Hm. I'm in Tampa. Maybe I should go take a look.  seawolf   Mar-30-08 02:35 PM   #35 
  - Oooo, that would be wonderful if you could do it.  oktoberain   Mar-30-08 03:08 PM   #36 
  - That is too cool! You can find ASL sites online with videos to show you how to  GreenPartyVoter   Mar-30-08 05:33 PM   #44 
  - Oh, man! That poor guy! Did you ever try following up on it?  GreenPartyVoter   Mar-30-08 05:32 PM   #43 
  - That's impressive  MonkeyFunk   Mar-30-08 07:20 AM   #28 
  - Elephants show many other signs of intelligence.  DarkTirade   Mar-30-08 02:04 PM   #33 
     - Then it's very odd  MonkeyFunk   Mar-30-08 03:11 PM   #37 
        - Oh, I'm not saying there wasn't any training/coaxing involved.  DarkTirade   Mar-30-08 03:13 PM   #38 
           - based on what?  MonkeyFunk   Mar-30-08 03:53 PM   #40 
              - I said "I think", I didn't say, "I have proof."  DarkTirade   Mar-30-08 04:13 PM   #41 
  - Amazing  BarenakedLady   Mar-30-08 09:35 AM   #29 
  - Yes, technically, humans are the 3rd most intelligent species  deepthought42   Mar-30-08 10:27 AM   #32 
  - Absolutely marvelous.  Peake   Mar-30-08 02:12 PM   #34 
  - Amazing!  GreenPartyVoter   Mar-30-08 05:30 PM   #42 
  - The elephant is trained to make those specific brush strokes.  laconicsax   Mar-30-08 08:08 PM   #45 
  - I guess I was wrong, it doesn't know what it's painting.  DarkTirade   Mar-31-08 02:39 PM   #46 
  - I've always suspected that we weren't ONE of the intelligent species on this planet. n/m  IntravenousDemilo   Mar-31-08 03:17 PM   #47 
 

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