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Great apes found to be rich in culture

Gorillas, orang-utans and chimpanzees pass down traditions and follow fads.

The evidence is mounting that great apes are a cultured lot, researchers heard at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in St. Louis this week.

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Posted by Nicola Jones on February 20, 2006 05:45 PM |

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Janine Benjus writes in Microbiology, that monkeys take their medicine by finding a certain plant and chewing a leaf and spit it when done. .
it had me think,
if AIDS originated with Monkeys, then the key to the cure, must be growing in near winging, climbing and swinging territoryes.
just a thought
RB

Posted by: Renessa Bak | February 23, 2006 07:24 AM

not a singificant article

Posted by: canonbee | February 24, 2006 09:15 AM

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