The Bonobos: Apes That Write

[ReformMaryJaneLaws]

Phatso and Smigs...take it to PM if need be. This needs to end here.

[Phatso]

Originally Posted by Smigs

No, you insinuated.

I failed to debate ? I'm beginning to wonder that every post you make is just nonsense.

I have no reason to debate with an individual like yourself.

I could sit there all day trying to move a mountain, in the long run it does no use.

Cop outs used by those who have no relevant argue or defense, who have been proved so wrong that they must run away to save face. Goodbye then, sir.

-=edit=-Sorry RMJL, you posted while I was in the process of typing. I'll discontinue my part in this.

[ReformMaryJaneLaws]

Thanks, Phatso. It's appreciated.

[Liquidtruth]

Bump. I felt this needed one.

[stoned_soldier]

Originally Posted by Plex1

Soon there going to learn to talk.

They do talk. Not vocally but they can communicate through sign language.

[MelT]

A well-desered bump. This is a good site about them. If anyone has the money, donate, it's a very worthwhile cause:

http://www.bonobo.org/

MelT

[Digit]

Originally Posted by MelT

Nice find. Wanted to rep you but again it wont let me...


MelT

me too.

Originally Posted by Liquidtruth

I am highly surprised that others have not come in to talk about this.

we have. there's bonobo threads around somewhere.... do a search.

Originally Posted by cannabis

Amazing they're like prehistoric humans...

If humanity leaves Earth and it's still a livable planet I bet these apes will be ruling the planet.

*ahem* didnt that already happen? several times.

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yeah, bonobos. fuck i love bonobos. wud be weird if they decided to don suits and try to integrate in western society, looking for jobs n such. hehehahaha.

[Digit]

Originally Posted by TheRoeBiz

Your question if faulty.

PRIZE FOR THE BEST MADE POINT EVER GO TO: ^


i'm off now.

[g0pher]

Originally Posted by cannabis

If humanity leaves Earth and it's still a livable planet I bet these apes will be ruling the planet.

Originally Posted by Palmer Eldritch

it'd be sweet to have an eventual bonobo sovereign state. I'm really liking some of these tedtalks

Planet of the apes man!! i'm tellin you, its only a matter of time - Teach them to talk, Educate the mutherfuckers , learn them to speech and fuckin write and whathave you, a fucking evolutianry mew species, fucking apes and shit... hollywood stars now too! and some do math and some are even secretely rocket scientists! (ahem*) but soon they'l be like taking over the fuckin world! yea man i'm tellin you! gremlins 'n shit - fuckin takin over.

And YEP, I'm FUCKIN baked ! ^ that was my attempt at sarcasm and, DUDE i suck at it!! those are men in hairy suits

[darkshade619]

I didn't know until I watched this that there was an animal on earth this humanlike. I didn't know how smart and evolved they are. They're like small hairy people. Someday their future spawn will be digging up our fossils and putting them in their museums and shit.

[stoned_soldier]

Originally Posted by g0pher

Planet of the apes man!! i'm tellin you, its only a matter of time - Teach them to talk, Educate the mutherfuckers , learn them to speech and fuckin write and whathave you, a fucking evolutianry mew species, fucking apes and shit... hollywood stars now too! and some do math and some are even secretely rocket scientists! (ahem*) but soon they'l be like taking over the fuckin world! yea man i'm tellin you! gremlins 'n shit - fuckin takin over.

And YEP, I'm FUCKIN baked ! ^ that was my attempt at sarcasm and, DUDE i suck at it!! those are men in hairy suits

Like I said: They cannot talk vocally. Their vocal cords don't allow them that ability. I thought Escape From The Planet of the Apes explained this for you. :P

[Liquidtruth]

Originally Posted by MelT

A well-desered bump. This is a good site about them. If anyone has the money, donate, it's a very worthwhile cause:

http://www.bonobo.org/

MelT

Nice link. Thanks for sharing it!

Originally Posted by Digit

we have. there's bonobo threads around somewhere.... do a search.

I did do a search before I made this thread. My comment was in relation to this thread and not others, and I believe, there were only two threads when I did do my search. One only mentioned them, and the other focused on them a little more.

Originally Posted by darkshade619

I didn't know until I watched this that there was an animal on earth this humanlike. I didn't know how smart and evolved they are. They're like small hairy people. Someday their future spawn will be digging up our fossils and putting them in their museums and shit.

They are not the only ones, but they are the most impressive in my opinion. For more amazing creatures, check the following links...

http://www.koko.org/index.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetacean_intelligence
http://www.pigeon.psy.tufts.edu/psych26/tools.htm
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...hin_tools.html
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Th...se/default.cfm

We are not so different.

[trashlighth]

Unbelievable.

What I really found incredible, particularly in the campfire setting, was the fact that these apes respond to "commands" or human speech (in English). Not only that, but more the fact that they respond to sentences and interactions, unlike a dog: Sit. Stay. Good Dog. It's really incredible, and I thank you for sharing this LT because I wasn't aware of this species (or at least its remarkable intelligence.)

[CosmicSerpent]

Truly amazing... if that video isn't proof of evolution, I don't know what is. As others have mentioned, the bonobos seem to have a fairly good understanding of the English language. It seems like they would be able to communicate as well as we do (or at least pretty close) if only they had similar vocal cords. They even have the beginnings of a written language, which makes me wonder... could they potentially be able to write or type in English? And by that I mean more than just simple combinations of words. From what I've gathered, it seems likely that they would be able to form complex sentences if they had a better understanding of grammar and spelling. They already have apes who can communicate with sign language. I wonder how long it will be before we can actually teach one of them to communicate in a much more complex way. Maybe one day we'll be reading books written by bonobos.

The lady in that video makes a very good point... it isn't the biology that they're lacking, it's simply the culture and technology. Its pretty evident that their mental capacity is almost the same as humans... they just haven't had the chance to develop their own language, belief system, and everything else that has given way to human civilization.

[trashlighth]

Originally Posted by CosmicSerpent

The lady in that video makes a very good point... it isn't the biology that they're lacking, it's simply the culture and technology. Its pretty evident that their mental capacity is almost the same as humans... they just haven't had the chance to develop their own language, belief system, and everything else that has given way to human civilization.

Certainly. I'll bet the fine lady playing Mrs. Pac-Man could probably get a better high score than me.