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So about the chimp attack in Conn. It's getting creepy..

#81
Dr. Cheese said:
I remember years ago when Jurrassic Park came out and there was a seen where a visitor was encouraged to pet the nose of huge dinosaur because it was a "plant eater." A biologist noted that many of the worlds most dangerous animals are herbivores. Try petting a hippopatomus, Cape Buffalo, or rhinocerous!:eek: For that matter, just mosy into a pasture and pet some bull and see what happens.:D

I like animals and do not fear them. I'm just not stupid.:spit:
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Brontosaurus :)
 
#84
The fact that she was bathing with it seems to suggest deviant sexual practices. And judging by the state of her, I'm not surprised he "went ape".

Time to grab the Bolt Actions and go ape shootin'!

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#85
SteveC said:
People simply should not be allowed to have "exotic" pets. Period. It's called a Zoo. Go visit one and get your chimp fix.
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What do you consider exotic and where do you draw the line?

I have:

2 snakes (Ball python + Everglades Rat Snake)
1 Lizard (Northern Blue-Tongue Skink)
4 Tarantulas (Chilean Rosehair, Salmon Pink Birdeater, Indian Violet, Togo Ornamental)
1 Scorpion (Tanzanian Redclaw)
3 Millipedes (Giant African)
and a cat.

All but the cat are considered exotic by most people, but none are potentially deadly. I really don't see a reason why I shouldn't own them, since not one of them is as potentially dangerous as a domesticated dog.

Mind you, I firmly believe that dangerous animals should not be pets. Venemous snakes or large constrictors, the more venomous spiders (all are venomous but the vast majority are no worse than a bee sting), chimps, tigers... Animals such as these should be regulated and a licence required to own one.
 
#91
DudeistMonk said:
*gear inside my head makes a clicking noise* Which explains why she treated a chimpanzee like a child.
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Oh, absolutely. Additionally the chimp had been with the entire family basically since its birth. Add to that the fact that we, as a society, are indoctrinated to believe that we're related to them, it's easy to see how this could happen.
 
#93
Jeremy Crockett said:
Oh, absolutely. Additionally the chimp had been with the entire family basically since its birth. Add to that the fact that we, as a society, are indoctrinated to believe that we're related to them, it's easy to see how this could happen.
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Dude, it has nothing to do with indoctrination. If you believe that genetics is legitimate science, then you have to accept that we shape 98% of a Chimpanze's genome. It's just 2% can make a huge difference.
 
#94
Dude, it has nothing to do with indoctrination. If you believe that genetics is legitimate science, then you have to accept that we shape 98% of a Chimpanze's genome. It's just 2% can make a huge difference.
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Nat Geo had a special (as part of a series) "Chimps are people too."

If not for a couple thousand years of learned culture we revert into very similar creatures....some of the stuff chimps are capable of is pretty surprising.
 

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