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The language of the gibbons

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jimbo
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 Message 9 of 11
16 February 2011 at 6:01am | IP Logged 
mr_chinnery wrote:
ANIMALS CAN NOT TALK!!!!


Seems someone forgot to tell Mr. Ed.
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Meelämmchen
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 Message 10 of 11
16 February 2011 at 12:08pm | IP Logged 
CaucusWolf wrote:
nor will it ever be.   Animals simply lack that part of the brain that makes us able to speak.


Well, evolution, it's just that never will be is not very scientific too, and humans were and still are animals too after all, eh?

Edited by Meelämmchen on 16 February 2011 at 12:10pm

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 Message 11 of 11
17 February 2011 at 3:51am | IP Logged 
Meelämmchen wrote:
CaucusWolf wrote:
nor will it ever be.   Animals simply lack that part of the brain that makes us able to speak.


Well, evolution, it's just that never will be is not very scientific too, and humans were and still are animals too after all, eh?


      I was referring of course, to this idea that somehow you can teach an ape or whatever to speak.(or that they'll aquire it in a short period of time.) They think that they can and they keep trying and trying, but it wont happen in our lifetimes.(if ever.) As for the latter, I obviously was talking about non humans...   

Edited by CaucusWolf on 17 February 2011 at 3:55am



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