Posted by Ritch on August 11, 2002, at 20:22:28
In reply to Re: Crows are evidently good at toolmaking Ritch, posted by Gabbi on August 11, 2002, at 16:02:37
> I saw so many letters from your post, I didn't read the original, that was really interesting thanks. I saw a show On the learning channel that shows that Parrots can actually do more than "Parrot", but actually if taught, can know what they are talking about and identify things. I wish I could describe the tests they did, but it would take forever.
> I'll just say that it covered all the angles from a doubters perspective and it did prove that the Parrots weren't just mimicking. Its fascinating, but disturbing considering the way many animals are treated.
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>Gabbi,
I was first fascinated with the story of Coco the guerilla. The one thing that sticks in my memory is the "signing" of "candy drink" for watermelon. The psychologist had taught Coco the signing for "candy" and "drink", but Coco synthesized the two concepts together in an improvisational way that made it interesting and humorous when Coco tried watermelon for the first time. One thing that interests me is how the "myth" of a bird getting caught in your house is supposed to be a superstition of a close relative who is soon to die. Does anybody know how that came about? Perhaps animals and religion transmit their truth through myths?
Mitch
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