a mind is a beautiful thing to taste

comunication vs language

2009-11-08T01:01:34Z

The big debate in teaching primates, among other animals, is that while some say they are learning language, others insist it is merely communication, generally for a reward like food, that the primate has learned. In other words, simply a learned...

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bonobos and language

2009-11-07T02:01:44Z

This is a direct copy of an article by Paul Raffaele for Smithsonian magazine, written in 2006. To better understand bonobo intelligence, I traveled to Des Moines, Iowa, to meet Kanzi, a 26-year-old male bonobo reputedly able to converse with hu...

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google logo fun

2009-11-06T14:37:23Z

Google themselves don't seem to have posted them yet, but for those of you who haven't noticed, this week has had various Sesame Street characters incorporated into the Google logo to celebrate the Street's 40th anniversary. You can see them here....

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a few bonobo facts

2009-11-06T02:15:49Z

- Bonobos are humankind's closest relatives, along with chimpanzees, yet most people don't even know that bonobos exist. - They live in only one country: Democratic Republic of Congo - Bonobos were the last great ape species to be discovered an...

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gives mix and match a whole new meaning

2009-11-05T02:43:00Z

I promised my sister a post on the bonobos, so here you go, Sissy. The bonobo is a great ape (not to be confused with a great grape ape), found only in the Democratic Republic of Congo (wave to my foster child), with many interesting habits and f...

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random gifty thoughts

2009-11-04T01:58:39Z

I'm having another one of those years where I see tons of cool/fun/interesting stuff that I want to buy for people for Christmas, or just because. My sister and I have already bought a Wii and WiiFit as a joint gift from both of us to my mother an...

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another voting request

2009-11-03T19:29:41Z

Check out Harley in the World's Coolest Dog & Cat Show, by Dogster and Catster.

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look ma, no pink!

2009-11-03T02:01:58Z

Day Two brought to you by panic-attack-reducing KITTENS!

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oops almost forgot

2009-11-01T19:34:17Z

It's NaBloPoMo time again. I forgot to sign up until just now. I hope that isn't a bad omen for the month. I've been such a bad poster the past few months that it's going to be difficult enough without jinxing myself. I'm disappointed that the bad...

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more kittywe'en

2009-11-01T01:34:49Z

The Cat's Meow Hallowe'en Purrade. Check 'em out!

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