Monkeys 2
I’ve written of my thoughts on monkeys before. There’s a story in the news at the moment about a macaque in an Israeli zoo who has abandoned walking on all fours in favour of a bipedal gait after recovering from a severe illness. Monkeys usually alternate between the two walking styles. It is thought the change in behaviour may be a result of brain damage.
In other primate news, the New Scientist reports that, like humans, chimps suffer from “contagious” yawning. Here’s a pic of a yawning chimp.
July 24th, 2004 at 17:58
I saw that and it made me wonder if only walk upright because there is something wrong with my brain.
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July 26th, 2004 at 19:47
Fnar, HaddockTwat you make me laugh!
I did my university dissertation on Chimpanzee behaviour…they’re bloody amazing…
July 26th, 2004 at 21:30
The monkey walking picture was bloody wierd. Something sinister is going on and we laugh at it at our peril.
July 27th, 2004 at 06:42
It is a bit spooky isn’t it.
Anyway PPQ, as a fancy primate behaviourologist, what’s your take on my latest monkey news?
July 27th, 2004 at 12:46
Now that the monkeys have taken up walking bipedally, I think it’s time for the human race to give it up.