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Old 01-28-2015, 04:40 PM
 
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I still am amazed at the chimpanzee's ability to pick out the sequence of numbers (different pattern on each new screen
perfectly. I wonder why, evolutionary speaking, they have such a remarkable and intellectual ability to do so.
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Old 01-31-2015, 07:38 AM
 
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They do recognize quack snackers!

The point that I was making before was that many animals will make signs, gestures, or sounds to get the attention of people they think will feed them. Your pet dog goes bonkers if it sees you going for it's favorite treat. I think this is merely evolution and not necessarily intelligence. If we are accommodating the needs/wants of animals; it would only be natural for them to show some signs of wants or approval.

Any vocalizations regarding food are not necessarily a sign of higher intelligence.
That depends on whether there is some structure to the vocalization, and/or whether it can be understood by other orangutans/ducks/dogs etc. An ape researcher claimed in a special a few years ago that she had deciphered special meanings to ape vocalizations that were understood by the other apes. And that phenomenon already is recognized among other species. They "get" the basic meaning of each other's sounds. So that's conceivably the evolutionary road to language.

What was particularly interesting about the article (haven't watched the videos yet) is that it has forced researchers to rethink their theory that apes can't mimic human speech because their voice boxes can't replicate consonants. Because if their brain recognizes the importance of consonants, they can invent other ways, suck as clicking--and that's intelligence!
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Old 01-31-2015, 08:05 AM
 
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Another cool thing in the article: Monkeys can recognize themselves in the mirror! We have known for a long time that apes can do that, but monkeys were supposed to be too dimwitted. The theory goes that if you know you're looking at yourself, then you have self-awareness. It's not just for humans anymore!
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