Saturday, February 24, 2007

chimps just mushrooms short of civilization

Still no baby yet... the waiting, hopefully, is the hardest part... was due the 22nd... we await his arrival imminently...

I just read on the BBC that chimps have been observed using spears (they sharpen them with their teeth) to hunt other primates. I knew they could use sticks to fish out termites and rocks to bash nuts. They've also been observed standing in apparent awe at the sight of a wonder of nature, say a rainbow over a waterfall, perhaps the makings of a spirituality of sorts... just wait till they find magic mushrooms (see Terrence McKenna), then they'll really be showing us evolution in action... story here.

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