Chimpanzees (mostly females) in West Africa have been spotted fashioning spears out of wood to hunt and kill small prey. According to an article in the Washington Post, it is the "first routine production of deadly weapons ever observed in animals other than humans." This is both fascinating and frightening to me. I'm loathe to think what might be next. Before we know it, these chimps will be forming tribes, competing for pieces of flint in their loin cloths, and then voting their least competent members off a remote island somewhere.
And after a few years they'll realize that's just too much work, so they'll emulate the already highly evolved domestic feline and turn into couch potatoes.
So this post is just me procrastinating yet again from writing about the rest of my travels over break. Maybe I'll get back on track by the end of the weekend...
Saturday, March 03, 2007
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I thought vacation blogging was procrastinating from school work - and now you're telling me you're procrastinating from procrastinating by blogging about random wildlife?!
Yes, I know. I'm ridiculous. *hangs head in shame*
Doh, I never did see this cat video - and now it's no longer available. How am I supposed to procrastinate now?!
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