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Homo Just Became Less Special

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Homo Just Became Less Special
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RE: Homo Just Became Less Special
October 22, 2015 at 8:18 pm
(October 22, 2015 at 7:46 pm)Chuck Wrote: I think chimps that strip branches off twigs, wet the stalk with saliva to make it sticky, and then stick the stalk down ant holes to get ants to stick to the stalk so it can get at them exhibits quite considerable planning as well as repeatable implementation.

I am not sure if the chimp brand of planning is really that different from the planning involved with the first manufactured stone tools.

Qualitatively I don't think it's much different but quantitatively its possible that champs exhibit a lower degree of intelligence than Homo precursors such as Australopithecus. They are obviously intelligent tool-users though.

Obviously I'm not a biologist.
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Homo Just Became Less Special - by Minimalist - October 22, 2015 at 12:25 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by LastPoet - October 22, 2015 at 1:01 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by TubbyTubby - October 22, 2015 at 1:14 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Minimalist - October 22, 2015 at 7:04 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Iroscato - October 22, 2015 at 1:20 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Longhorn - October 22, 2015 at 2:17 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Alex K - October 22, 2015 at 2:19 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Aoi Magi - October 22, 2015 at 1:24 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Chad32 - October 22, 2015 at 2:16 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Alex K - October 22, 2015 at 2:18 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Anomalocaris - October 22, 2015 at 4:18 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Alex K - October 22, 2015 at 5:42 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Anomalocaris - October 22, 2015 at 6:36 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Alex K - October 23, 2015 at 12:37 am
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Jackalope - October 23, 2015 at 12:39 am
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Alex K - October 23, 2015 at 12:43 am
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by abaris - October 22, 2015 at 3:57 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Alex K - October 22, 2015 at 5:38 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by abaris - October 22, 2015 at 5:41 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Chad32 - October 22, 2015 at 4:18 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Anomalocaris - October 22, 2015 at 4:20 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Chad32 - October 22, 2015 at 5:44 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Alex K - October 22, 2015 at 6:19 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by ignoramus - October 22, 2015 at 6:15 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Regina - October 22, 2015 at 6:26 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Thumpalumpacus - October 22, 2015 at 6:42 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Anomalocaris - October 22, 2015 at 7:06 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Jackalope - October 22, 2015 at 7:06 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Anomalocaris - October 22, 2015 at 7:20 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Minimalist - October 22, 2015 at 7:40 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Anomalocaris - October 22, 2015 at 7:46 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Jackalope - October 22, 2015 at 8:18 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Minimalist - October 22, 2015 at 7:58 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by ignoramus - October 22, 2015 at 9:40 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Anomalocaris - October 22, 2015 at 11:22 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Minimalist - October 22, 2015 at 10:51 pm
RE: Homo Just Became Less Special - by Excited Penguin - October 23, 2015 at 1:29 am

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