Are the Apes Planning Something?


	Are the Apes Planning Something?

wildcat

6-21-2008 4:52 AM

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6-22-2008 4:05 AM

Deepti

"Even monkeys have enough mental planning capacity
to avoid the sub prime crisis."

6-22-2008 3:44 PM

dirty2feet

probably.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-106236569723237146&q=monkey+&ei=ZqteSNjPGIrQ4gKp4OSaDQ

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