http://www.animalfactguide.com/blog Amazing Animal Photos, Videos, and News Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:48:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.animalfactguide.com/blog/2008/12/24/bonobos-amazing-capacity-to-learn/ http://www.animalfactguide.com/blog/2008/12/24/bonobos-amazing-capacity-to-learn/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:21:29 +0000 Animal Fact Guide http://www.animalfactguide.com/blog/?p=217 Here is a video of a fascinating talk given by Susan Savage-Rumbaugh in 2004 about bonobos.  Studies showed that bonobos display many similarities to early man in their ability to walk bipedally and make/use stone tools.  The video also demonstrates bonobos’ great capacity to learn human culture simply by watching the behavior of the scientists around them, including playing musical instruments, writing, making fires, and driving.

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