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The Evolution of opposable Thumbs?
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 (April 27, 2018 at 6:12 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: I'd say they don't have the "equipment" to go further in the direction humans have gone. They're not built for language, for one thing. Chimps have been taught to learn sign language, no?
"Never trust a fox. Looks like a dog, behaves like a cat."
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A strong case could be made the bonobos have it right over all the apes and hominids . . . .
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 (April 27, 2018 at 8:25 am)Lutrinae Wrote:Sorry, I was being short-hand. Spoken language is what I meant. Now if you could cross a dolphin and a chimp...(April 27, 2018 at 6:12 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: I'd say they don't have the "equipment" to go further in the direction humans have gone. They're not built for language, for one thing. 
I think it has a lot to do with the FOXP2 gene. We got lucky.
And we all know what happens when you make apes slaves.
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