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Re: Thirsty monkeys stone herder to death!
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Sat, 26 Feb 2000 16:16:12 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> Because it's evolutionarily interesting? At any rate, I hope it's not
> because someone died. I'm not aware of too many attacks by packs of
> tool-using *anything* in the annals of history, save other human beings.
Hmmm. That just adds to my suspicion. Plus, there are no details in the
story, and even the authorities mentioned admit to being oblivious to the
actual situation. I'm more inclined to think that this was a more common
murder-by-human. By ways of example, see Dian Fossey and Joy Adamson; both
were killed by a person, but were arranged to appear to have been killed by
animals.
> It's interesting that they actually stop to speculate on the "kind" of
> monkey that "carried out" the "purported attack" (why, the thirsty
> kind!)--they seem to be a bit confused as to whether to use
> animal-signifier words or human-signifier ones for tool-using apes. It
> kind of butts into that margin of comfort.
I agree; it makes for an exciting urban legend. I'll wait to see what a more
thorough investigation reveals, however...
Cheers,
- jsproat
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| (...) Because it's evolutionarily interesting? At any rate, I hope it's not because someone died. I'm not aware of too many attacks by packs of tool-using *anything* in the annals of history, save other human beings. It's interesting that they (...) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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