When I was 16, at Sixth Form, I discovered through A Level Psychology that chimps et al, have a great deal to teach us humans about where we’ve come from. Sounds fairly simple, oui? But it’s not that straight forward. With some animals, there’s just 2% difference in DNA separating us from them. Then I went on to the University of Manchester, studying Psychology and I was told it would be more productive really, to look at chimp brains and work things out from that way. Being rubbish at brain stuff – I really hated biology, it all passed me by. But I kept on looking at, and following the work of Sue Savage-Rumbaugh or Dr Savage-Rumbaugh as I should refer to her as, because I’m actually part of the great unwashed in relation to her lifelong commitment to Kanzi and his family.
So I was really pleased to see this tonight 🙂 Please check out the link and see how Kanzi can make a fire and cook for himself, after a fashion. That 2% is within their grasp, so don’t underestimate chimps. And for that matter, don’t judge other people based on what they look like, sound like or do! Now I feel like I’m finishing an episode of a He Man cartoon – the moral of the story is …. So I’ll stop…
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