RE: Apes Make and Use Tools
August 28, 2012 at 2:44 pm
(This post was last modified: August 28, 2012 at 2:47 pm by festive1.)
There was an article on the distinction between humans and animals in last month's Harper's.
For your reading enjoyment:
http://www.harpers.org/archive/2012/08/0084016
(Edited to add: I should check my links out before posting them... this does indeed lead to the article, but when you try to open it it wants you to subscribe, so either subscribe or head to the local library!)
Basically it comes down to language. Which is a tricky subject when it comes to animals, as the article discusses. Interesting read, though.
For your reading enjoyment:
http://www.harpers.org/archive/2012/08/0084016
(Edited to add: I should check my links out before posting them... this does indeed lead to the article, but when you try to open it it wants you to subscribe, so either subscribe or head to the local library!)
Basically it comes down to language. Which is a tricky subject when it comes to animals, as the article discusses. Interesting read, though.
