Planet of the Apes, about to be real??

FBGM

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WOW A GORILLA ADAPTED BECAUSE IT NEEDED TO USE ITS HANDS FOR SOMETHING, COOL!!!!!!!

Jan 30 2011 8:33PM

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katie.

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no real evolution or adaption is going on in zoos. its just one gorilla who decided hey look i have a good sense of balance, maybe my food wont get crushed if i do this.

i doubt other gorillas are going to, and sure this shows hes thinking, but havent gorillas always been considered smart problem-solving animals?

Jan 30 2011 8:38PM

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mer-man

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NS girl community is going strong today, hmmmm

Jan 30 2011 8:43PM

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ImNotARacist

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I watched another video on it and the reporter said that his grandfather, father, and two sisters also can/could do it. Although not quite as well as him.

Jan 30 2011 8:53PM

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Dude watch CONGO

Jan 30 2011 8:54PM

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katie.

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selective breeding? or just wonky genetic trait

Jan 30 2011 8:56PM

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ImNotARacist

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I don't know enough to make any speculations but it is an interesting fact.

Jan 30 2011 8:59PM

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katie.

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maybe it is a skill passed down through the generations.

"son come here, i have secrets to share with you..."

LOL gorillas

Jan 30 2011 9:01PM

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B4NE1

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SASQUATCH!!!!!!!

Jan 30 2011 9:11PM

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PJS.

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yeah its like the talk, for gorillas

Jan 30 2011 9:12PM

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SONlC

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Gorillas eat their own shit.

Jan 30 2011 9:13PM

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katie.

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haahahha so true.,

Jan 30 2011 9:16PM

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kardaddy

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I disagree. You can't automatically dismiss this as not being evolution just because its in a zoo. He is adapting to not crush his food.

Jan 30 2011 9:55PM

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Casey

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Yes you can. Evolution is something that happens to a species over many generations as a result of genetic mutations. What you are talking about has nothing to do with evolution

Jan 30 2011 10:21PM

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True, but the species had to find a purpose for what they were doing. It's not like one day an ape decided to stand up for no reason. It's not like a fish decided to just come out of the water for no reason at all.

I'm not dismissing what you're saying completely, but I'm leaving a possibility for the alternative.

Jan 30 2011 10:26PM

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