Re: Q: The genius monkey/ape?

From: hal@finney.org
Date: Fri Mar 31 2000 - 00:55:41 MST


I could not find a name, but you can read something about it
at http://skepdic.com/monkey.html. You can also do a search
on the "hundredth monkey" phenomenon which will provide
many highly embellished accounts of the story, for example
http://www.hemp-sisters.com/quantummonkey.htm.

> Does anyone know the name of the female chimpanzee/monkey/ape/whatever
> genius that learned a new way to crack coconuts (or something), after
> which the behavior spread to the rest of the tribe on the island? An
> online source for the details?



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