Ichthyic
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Joined: May 2006
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I'm a little puzzled over primatologists previously considering this kind of tool using behavior to be likely mereley "imitation", when chimps have been shown to exhibit other complex tool using behaviors (preparing sticks for extracting termites, for example) which obviously have nothing to do with imitation.
other than that, I was interested (and a little surprised - though I probably shouldn't be) to learn there is an entire field of endeavor that has sprung up around the paleo-history of tool usage in primates.
I'm absolutely sure this will be of relevance to the IDers, who will question how the researchers determined the "designed" nature of the nut-crushers in question.
I can't exactly predict how they will spin it, though.
anyone care to guess?
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