by Christine Kenneally BH | Jun 27, 2007 | Accents, Dolphins
Dolphins in geographically distinct areas pronounce their p & q’s differently. LanguageLog, Shannon Dolphin and Wildlife Foundation.
by Christine Kenneally BH | Jun 27, 2007 | Baboons
Baboon Metaphysics presents decades of ingenious experiments and careful observation of baboon society in Botswana. Guardian, New Scientist, University of Chicago Press.
by Christine Kenneally BH | Jun 27, 2007 | Bonobos, Chimpanzees, Gesture
Meaningful, communicative gestures are shared by humans and other great apes. As with human groups, different groups of chimpanzees and bonobos may use the same gesture to mean completely different things. New Scientist, The Economist, PNAS.
by Christine Kenneally BH | Jun 27, 2007 | Dogs, Imitation
Dogs aren’t just good at imitation, they can make judgement calls about what to imitate. Only humans have been shown to imitate in this way before. Science Friday, The Age.
by Christine Kenneally BH | Jun 27, 2007 | Beads, First human..., Material culture, Ochre
Shell beads that were once strung together and covered in red ochre have been found in Grotte des Pigeons, Morocco. The beads date to 82,000 years ago, five thousand years older than similar artifacts found in South Africa’s Blombos Caves (previously...
