Monkey walks upright after near death experience

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The discussion revolves around a young monkey, Natasha, who began walking exclusively on her hind legs after a near-death experience due to a stomach ailment. Participants explore various interpretations of this behavior, including evolutionary implications and humorous takes on the situation.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants suggest that Natasha's behavior may relate to evolutionary theories regarding human bipedalism.
  • Others humorously speculate about the possibility of the monkey experiencing heartburn or acid reflux as a reason for her new walking style.
  • A participant raises the question of whether this incident could provide insights into why humans evolved to walk upright.
  • There are light-hearted comments about the monkey's posture compared to humans, with jokes about the lack of computer use among monkeys.
  • Some participants engage in playful banter regarding the implications of Natasha's behavior and its potential causes.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally engage in humorous speculation and light-hearted commentary without reaching a consensus on the implications of Natasha's behavior or its causes. Multiple competing views and interpretations remain present.

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The discussion includes humorous and speculative elements, with no formal scientific analysis or resolution of the underlying biological or evolutionary questions raised.

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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/
 
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must be that damn evolution thing again ...
 
Maybe she gets heartburn when walking on all fours :-p
 
Hmm monkey buisiness.

Have we by accident discovered why humans started to walk as we do today? :surprise: :biggrin:
 
Ivan Seeking said:
...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...
:smile: :smile:

Wow, she has great posture, better than some humans!
 
That's because monkeys don't use computers :smile:
 
Monique said:
That's because monkeys don't use computers :smile:

hehehe... so true :biggrin:
 
hey, posture is reletive!
 
Monique said:
Maybe she gets heartburn when walking on all fours :-p

Yeah, it's just acid reflux disease. Give her some Pepcid AC, and she'll be dragging her knuckles around again in no time. :smile:
 
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Tom Mattson said:
Yeah, it's just acid reflux disease. Give her some Pepcid AC, and she'll be dragging her knuckles around again in no time. :smile:

That always does it for me. I'll take knuckle dragging over reflux any day.
 
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That's not to say that I would drag my knuckles over reflux. I didn't mean to give that impression.