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One of your close cousins has been falsely put in prison....will you help?

think about it!

Bonobos are capable of passing the mirror-recognition test for self-awareness. They communicate through primarily vocal means, although the meanings of their vocalizations are not currently known; however, we do understand their facial expressions[3] and some of their natural hand gestures, such as their invitation to play. Two Bonobos, Kanzi and Panbanisha have been taught a vocabulary of about 400 words which they can type using a special keyboard of lexigrams (geometric symbols), and can respond to spoken sentences. Some, such as bioethicist Peter Singer, argue that these results qualify them for the "rights to survival and life" rights that humans theoretically accord to all persons.

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seriously people, do i need to write in crayon? bonobos are our closest genetic relatives, they are intelligent and self-aware, yet we put them in zoos! All i'm asking is...is this fair?

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  • Peace
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    i missed that programme that was on last night about this

    damn

    i have a great love for chimps and feel they have more human like qualities than people give them credit for

  • 1 decade ago

    What are you talking about I do not understand any of that.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    What the hell are you talking abouit

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Thanks for the bonobo lecture. How exactly was it a question?

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