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Ivan Seeking
Jul22-04, 12:48 AM
I didn't know if I should post this is S&D, Biology, or Philosophy, so, since I couldn't resist the title, here we go for fun.

JERUSALEM - A young monkey at an Israeli zoo has started walking on its hind legs only — aping humans — after a near death experience, the zoo's veterinarian said Wednesday.

Natasha, a 5-year-old black macaque at the Safari Park near Tel Aviv, began walking exclusively on her hind legs after a stomach ailment nearly killed her, zookeepers said. [continued]

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5479501/
Guybrush Threepwood
Jul22-04, 02:09 AM
must be that damn evolution thing again ...
Monique
Jul22-04, 06:55 AM
Maybe she gets heartburn when walking on all fours :tongue2:
Marijn
Jul22-04, 08:12 AM
Hmm monkey buisiness.

Have we by accident discovered why humans started to walk as we do today? :surprise: :biggrin:
Ivan Seeking
Jul22-04, 10:23 AM
...since Natasha knows sign language, when asked to draw what she saw, she drew a bright light filled with other "spirit-like" monkeys at the end of a long dark tunnel...

http://www.justkidding.got.cha
Evo
Jul22-04, 01:53 PM
...since Natasha knows sign language, when asked to draw what she saw, she drew a bright light filled with other spirit monkeys at the end of a long dark tunnel... :rofl: :rofl:

Wow, she has great posture, better than some humans!
Monique
Jul22-04, 02:28 PM
That's because monkeys don't use computers :rofl:
balkan
Jul22-04, 06:41 PM
That's because monkeys don't use computers :rofl:

hehehe... so true :biggrin:
DarkAnt
Jul23-04, 10:45 PM
hey, posture is reletive!
Tom Mattson
Jul24-04, 07:03 PM
Maybe she gets heartburn when walking on all fours :tongue2:

Yeah, it's just acid reflux disease. Give her some Pepcid AC, and she'll be dragging her knuckles around again in no time. :rofl:
Ivan Seeking
Jul24-04, 07:17 PM
Yeah, it's just acid reflux disease. Give her some Pepcid AC, and she'll be dragging her knuckles around again in no time. :rofl:

That always does it for me. I'll take knuckle dragging over reflux any day.
Ivan Seeking
Jul24-04, 07:39 PM
That's not to say that I would drag my knuckles over reflux. I didn't mean to give that impression.