The Bonobo.

[petros]

How hard would have been for "the gods" to give homosapiens a head start over neanderthal? The Bonobo is a species that is able to communicate with man through wrtitten language. Watch this mind blowing footage of the Bonobo and their amazing capabilities.

Susan Savage-Rumbaugh on apes that write | Video on TED.com

 

[karrie]

Did she just say that the only difference between bonobos and Tasmanians is that bonobos are hairier? What a racist! lol.

 

[petros]

YouTube - Bonobo chimp plays Pac-Man

 

[petros]

Did she just say that the only difference between bonobos and Tasmanians is that bonobos are hairier? What a racist! lol.

Not racist no. Specist.

 

[petros]

YouTube - CHIMPANZEES CAN READ AND WRITE

 

[karrie]

Not racist no. Specist.

never mind, you didn't get what I was saying about comparing distinct groups of humans to lower primates. lol.

 

[karrie]

I can't help but wonder after having watched the whole thing, if separating such social animals from the larger troops, is part of what brings out this inquisitiveness. I wonder if man would have achieved all he has if he had lived in large troops that so freely engage in carnal activities as the bonobos do? It seems to me most men I know would forgo the nice house, car, and job, to live in a hut in the woods where sex is as frequent as a smile.

 

[petros]

How long would it take the Bonobo to figure out our world if we disappeared? 12,000 years maybe?