Re: The beginning of my paleolithic addiction to fish oil?


"crisology" <crisology@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Jun 12, 7:03 am, "mike V" <mi...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/06/11/eam...


"Other primates with fishing expertise include Japanese macaques,
chacma baboons, olive baboons, chimpanzees and orangutans."

Has anyone found any information about chimp "fishing expertise"?

I already know the orangutan "fishing expertise" was sensationalized.
The orangutan fishing video premiered last year on Orangutan Island TV
show, sponsored by Long John Silvers. The show featured endangered,
orphaned, extirpated orangutans (normally nomadic but conditioned to
mimic more frequently as an extended family out of habitat) on
isolated island still partially fed by biologists. Domesticated
orangutan (Jupiter) took two bites of a trapped fish waiting in tide
pool (normally without natural predators). In the artificial setting
another orangutan mimicked Jupiter. The commentator exclaimed, "We're
watching evolution right before our eyes!" After a question about how
human teeth resembled orangutan's, Long John Silver commercial
followed. That seemed to be the extent of the pescetarian behavior but
now I see the link:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/
earth/2008/04/28/eaorang128.xml
and this shows a more ambitious orangutan attempting to mimic human
fishing and he sharpened the stick first.

I wouldn't doubt a chimp or two has been documented fishing as they
use honey on their sticks to fish termites but I just can't find
anything on it yet.

Chris

Hi Chris:
Interesting.
Nothing is really new. Mother always taught me that you could catch more
termites with honey than with vinegar!
If some primates have been shown to be capable of symbolic communication
skills comparable to human, how long can it be before bait fishing from a
floating log are reported? :-)
MikeV


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