A young monkey at an Israeli zoo has started walking on its hind legs only -- aping humans -- after a near death experience

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http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/22/monkey.walking.ap/index.html

― I CAN LEAD YOU THROUGH THE ZONE (ex machina), Thursday, 22 July 2004 15:05 (twenty-one years ago)

It's true. (I suspect a Zionist plot.)

― Rockist Scientist (rockistscientist), Thursday, 22 July 2004 15:07 (twenty-one years ago)

ha! it thinks it's people!

― Kingfish von Bandersnatch (Kingfish), Thursday, 22 July 2004 15:08 (twenty-one years ago)

"One possible explanation is brain damage from the illness, he said."

Yes.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 22 July 2004 15:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Waiting for the anti-evolution spin....

― I CAN LEAD YOU THROUGH THE ZONE (ex machina), Thursday, 22 July 2004 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

'monkey aping humans' = genius

― pete b. (pete b.), Thursday, 22 July 2004 15:12 (twenty-one years ago)

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-07/22/xinsrc_18070122210584527981.jpg

― gwilx (ex machina), Thursday, 22 July 2004 16:19 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.leaderu.com/images/dawnslab.gif

― Kingfish von Bandersnatch (Kingfish), Thursday, 22 July 2004 16:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Next Natasha will start shaving her legs, running up her credit cards, abusing other species, and practicing un-sustainable agribusiness.

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 22 July 2004 16:56 (twenty-one years ago)

she's got some erect ape nips.

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Thursday, 22 July 2004 16:57 (twenty-one years ago)

I wonder how comfortable it is.

― Maria (Maria), Friday, 23 July 2004 01:22 (twenty-one years ago)

I wonder if the mutation(s) that led to bipedalism caused something similar to this.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Friday, 23 July 2004 01:51 (twenty-one years ago)

So we're actually brain damaged apes? Well, I have now achieved satori. I'll just pop off out theback and shoot meself.

― Trayce (trayce), Friday, 23 July 2004 02:10 (twenty-one years ago)

do you people not see this is

― Sean Thomas (sgthomas), Friday, 23 July 2004 03:43 (twenty-one years ago)

THE MESSIAH

― Sean Thomas (sgthomas), Friday, 23 July 2004 03:43 (twenty-one years ago)

i find that photo of the monkey walking upright quite unsettling. also sad in a way i can't put my finger on. almost as though the monkey would be wise *not* to imitate us sorry humans.... she seems to embody a kind of striving that is essentially tragic. though the effect (on me) is less poignant than grotesque.

― amateur!st (amateurist), Friday, 23 July 2004 04:42 (twenty-one years ago)

or maybe i'm just recalling the emotional apocalypse that was project x for amateurist aged 10 (or so).

― amateur!st (amateurist), Friday, 23 July 2004 04:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Some people think that the disease may have caused his front arms to weaken. Alternately, his stomach may find digestion easier now with a "vertical assist"

― George W. ILX (ex machina), Friday, 23 July 2004 12:59 (twenty-one years ago)

i saw a pistons game once that had a lot of those

― amateur!st (amateurist), Friday, 23 July 2004 14:23 (twenty-one years ago)

what, emotional apocalypses?

― Kingfish von Bandersnatch (Kingfish), Friday, 23 July 2004 15:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Matthew Broderick?

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Friday, 23 July 2004 16:03 (twenty-one years ago)

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