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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 07:33 PM Original message |
Tool use in an invertebrate: The coconut-carrying octopus |
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WillParkinson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. Very cool! |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
2. Octopuses are very smart! |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 08:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. You know, I was going to correct you |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 08:17 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I got it from a previous article some time ago. |
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TheMadMonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 10:28 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. The reason comes down to Greek and Latin roots. |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 11:35 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Those crazy mediteranean languages |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
3. I wonder why tool use is so rare |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 08:22 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Differences in evolutionary level? |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
6. I saw Harry Reid using a gavel one time, so obviously invertebrates use tools now and again. |
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zalinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
9. So where's the video? |
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LynzM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
10. Just saw this video tonight! |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 10:49 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Found the video! |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
13. I love this story! |
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Vehl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
14. This is awesome! another nail on the creationist coffin too! |
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ConcernedCanuk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
15. imagine octopuses as computer wizards! |
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