A chimp named Santino who lives in Sweden’s Furuvik Zoo has proven through his dickishness that his species is capable of anticipating and planning for future events regardless of emotional state. While remaining cool, calm, and collected, Santino pulled apart sections of his concrete enclosure to fashion stones, which he stored neatly until the zoo opened. Then, in a display of dominance to human visitors, he threw those stones at them like a total douchebag. This is one of the first pieces of hard evidence to show that chimps can plan for future needs. And it’s Santino’s undeniable intelligence that makes me hesitate slightly to call for his immediate arrest on assault charges. But only slightly… More details here.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Asshole Chimp Elevates His Species
