Nonviolent cousin relaxed on the way to extinction..


	Nonviolent cousin relaxed on the way to extinction..

Gul Agha

11-20-2007 9:25 AM

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apes, animals, africa, congo, bonobo

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11-20-2007 3:43 PM

Fast T friend

You may like to watch this on TED Talks,
Susan Savage-Rumbaugh presenting her work with bonobos.

11-21-2007 2:23 AM

thisnamecantbetaken

Thanks for the link! What amazingly smart creatures. What a disaster and shame it would be, if they were made extinct. Bonobos give us such an invaluable chance to at learn to communicate with the animal kingdom. Cool video T friend.

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