http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070222/sc_nm/chimps_hunting_dc_1
2007-02-23 15:04:38 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What about it? So dolphins hunt in groups, does that mean we evolved from dolphins? Penguins have only one mate, does that mean monogamy was instituted by penguins? Common traits does not prove a common ancestor anymore than it proves a common Creator.
2007-02-23 15:10:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
It seems to be a rather short leap from using twigs to coax termites out of hills and using a sharpened stick to spear a bush-baby. It is curious, though, that only the females use this technique. Given the capacity for chimps to learn, I wonder if the males will soon adopt the weapon for inter-troop conflicts.
2007-02-23 23:50:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evolution in action! It won't lead anywhere though thanks to us humans being in the same niche.
Edit:
In the vain hope that some here might learn something.....
This is not actually evolution itself but more of a precurser. If the spear use is a product of the more intelligent chimps and they actually get more protein in their diet and therefore
outcompete other chimps then it might just might lead to selection for bigger/better brains. It has happened at least once but probably failed countless more times.
2007-02-23 23:08:33 · answer #3 · answered by fourmorebeers 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Unsettling to say the least. I never thought I would have to allow my cousin credit for anything. Our first Astronaut and now this. Well congregations are in order.
2007-02-23 23:31:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you make of the fact that dolphins hunt with sponges? According to your implied assumption, people evolved from dolphins (since we still use sponges, but not spears).
2007-02-23 23:13:10 · answer #5 · answered by Randy G 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why do people always use evolution as an argument? It is a theory. Besides why not start at the beginning, evolution didn't happen until millions of years after God created the earth.
2007-02-23 23:10:16 · answer #6 · answered by The Angry Stick Man 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
How long before they are smarterthan we are? Given some of the questions and answers I've seen, I'll give it a week!
2007-02-23 23:09:14 · answer #7 · answered by Momofthreeboys 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I got all yer explanations right here!
monkeys with spears (Adam and Eve showed em how to!)
Dinosaurs (They wuz Jesus' Horsies!)
Fossil Records (Satan made em' outta chicken bones!)
sorry I'm bored.
2007-02-23 23:10:54 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One does, once. God blesses apes sometimes too.
Now if the ape wrote a book, then...
2007-02-23 23:07:22 · answer #9 · answered by great gig in the sky 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
not too surprising to me they are chimps not dummies
2007-02-23 23:15:47 · answer #10 · answered by roger m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋