by Nicholas Wade
tid bits:
..."She invited him up her tree, a proposal he declined..."
..." “Ouch!” — a vocal representation of an inner mental state rather than an attempt to convey exact information."
..."when researchers concoct a recording in which an inferior’s threat grunt precedes a superior’s scream, baboons will look in amazement toward the loudspeaker broadcasting this apparent revolution in their social order."
read in full at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/science/12monkey.html?em
Also,
Check out this podcast on iTunes:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=152249110
Tidbits:
Saint John the Divine blessing of the animals
Incredible encounters with a whale, geese, and a leopard seal
(note: this is not a leopard seal)
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