December 14 is Monkey Day

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1 hour ago, Ban Hammer said:

so maybe in a million years, the chips will evolve into marmosets?

Chimps are so superior that we can readily hide our capabilities from mere human researchers.   

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Another dumb article by inferior humans.  We'd rather fling it than eat it!

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Scientists discover concerning behavioral changes in chimps:  'Could something so small have prevented the pandemic?'

 

Scientists have found that chimpanzees are turning to bat feces for nutrients in concentrated areas of deforestation, which could have implications for human epidemics, reports Mongabay.

What's happening?

In the Budongo Forest in Uganda, animals — including chimpanzees, monkeys, and antelope — rely on minerals from decaying palm trees, per the report.  However, between 2006 and 2012, these trees were excessively cut down to use as strings for tobacco leaves to dry on.

Because chimpanzees crave sodium, they turn to other means to get it, including chewing on cement bricks.  According to a new study published in Communications Biology, some animals have made changes to their diet to include the guano, or animal droppings, of bats.

The study found 839 instances of three species feeding on bat guano from July 2017 to October 2017 and from September 2018 to April 2019.  This behavior had reportedly never been documented among forest-dwelling mammals before.  [...]

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-discover-concerning-behavioral-changes-103051365.html

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7 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Another dumb article by inferior humans.  We'd rather fling it than eat it!

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Scientists discover concerning behavioral changes in chimps:  'Could something so small have prevented the pandemic?'

 

Scientists have found that chimpanzees are turning to bat feces for nutrients in concentrated areas of deforestation, which could have implications for human epidemics, reports Mongabay.

What's happening?

In the Budongo Forest in Uganda, animals — including chimpanzees, monkeys, and antelope — rely on minerals from decaying palm trees, per the report.  However, between 2006 and 2012, these trees were excessively cut down to use as strings for tobacco leaves to dry on.

Because chimpanzees crave sodium, they turn to other means to get it, including chewing on cement bricks.  According to a new study published in Communications Biology, some animals have made changes to their diet to include the guano, or animal droppings, of bats.

The study found 839 instances of three species feeding on bat guano from July 2017 to October 2017 and from September 2018 to April 2019.  This behavior had reportedly never been documented among forest-dwelling mammals before.  [...]

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-discover-concerning-behavioral-changes-103051365.html

worst job in the world - chimp dentist.

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16 hours ago, Ban Hammer said:

worst job in the world - chimp dentist.

Or chimp orthodontist, unless one is proficient with the Simian Gap.

Most of us need to go to Florida to a certain expert.   

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Zoo Gorilla Looks Bored Out Of Mind Reading 'Wuthering Heights'

 

CHICAGO—Observing the 300-pound captive ape from the other side of his enclosure, Lincoln Park Zoo guests expressed empathy this week for western lowland gorilla Nzinga, who looked bored out of his mind reading Wuthering Heights.

Concerned visitors reported seeing the 26-year-old silverback resting his head on his hairy fist as he stared down at the pages of the classic tale about social class, passion, and revenge, which, with the exception of a few plants and rocks, was seemingly the only enrichment item within the exhibit at his disposal.  According to sources, Nzinga's posture slumped lower and lower throughout the afternoon as he plodded through the turgid prose of the 1847 gothic novel by Emily Brontë.

"Poor thing.  Imagine being forced to sit in a cage all day with nothing to do but read about Heathcliff pacing around a mansion and growing bitter with resentment through the years," said 43-year-old Elmhurst, IL resident Angela Kreusler, who sighed and shook her head as she watched the great ape fidget with the corner of a page.  [...]

 

https://theonion.com/zoo-gorilla-looks-bored-out-of-mind-reading-wuthering-heights/

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BBC Tries Throwing Cold Water on the Infinite Monkey Theorem, Proves Theorem Correct by Accident

 

The 'infinite monkey theorem' says that a monkey, hitting random keys over an infinite amount of time, will eventually type out the works of William Shakespeare.  It's been a saying as long as this writer can remember.  The key word there seems to be infinite; that is, limitless amount of time.

So when the BBC reports on a study that tries to disprove the infinite monkey theorem, it did not go well for them, at all:  [...]

 

https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/11/01/bbc-monkeys-writing-shakespeare-n2403097

Edited November 3 by TBoneTX

[Ban Hammer 13,327]

9 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

BBC Tries Throwing Cold Water on the Infinite Monkey Theorem, Proves Theorem Correct by Accident

 

The 'infinite monkey theorem' says that a monkey, hitting random keys over an infinite amount of time, will eventually type out the works of William Shakespeare.  It's been a saying as long as this writer can remember.  The key word there seems to be infinite; that is, limitless amount of time.

So when the BBC reports on a study that tries to disprove the infinite monkey theorem, it did not go well for them, at all:  [...]

 

https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/11/01/bbc-monkeys-writing-shakespeare-n2403097

given enough time, monkeys can evolve too...........

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14 hours ago, Ban Hammer said:

given enough time, monkeys can evolve too...........

You blinked and missed it.  Gotta wait eons before you inferior humans evolve...

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7 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

You blinked and missed it.  Gotta wait eons before you inferior humans evolve...

some day, monkeys will invent the toilet and toilet paper. 

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now we know why some primates are so noisy
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/for-howler-monkeys-louder-calls-mean-smaller

[TBoneTX 45,248]

14 hours ago, Ban Hammer said:

some day, monkeys will invent the toilet and toilet paper. 

You blinked and missed it.

13 hours ago, Ban Hammer said:

now we know why some primates are so noisy
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/for-howler-monkeys-louder-calls-mean-smaller

Who cares about primates that have TAILS?  We, the superior, fling poo at this study.

[Ban Hammer 13,327]

39 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

 

Who cares about primates that have TAILS?  We, the superior, fling poo at this study.

you sure are making a lot of noise............

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29 minutes ago, Ban Hammer said:

you sure are making a lot of noise............

Restricting/inhibiting, and discrimination against a large group of superior primates!  Reported!!!

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9 Absolute Proofs Evolution Is Real

 

Do you believe evolution is real, or are you an anti-science moron?

If you're still on the fence, The Babylon Bee has compiled the following list of irrefutable proofs that the "theory" of evolution is an absolute settled fact:  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/9-absolute-proofs-evolution-is-real

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6 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

9 Absolute Proofs Evolution Is Real

 

Do you believe evolution is real, or are you an anti-science moron?

If you're still on the fence, The Babylon Bee has compiled the following list of irrefutable proofs that the "theory" of evolution is an absolute settled fact:  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/9-absolute-proofs-evolution-is-real

10.  you can aspire to be a vj mod!