Another article about animal intelligence, this time young gorillas' problem-solving skills. They searched out and dismantled snare traps.
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I really like it bags
Tongue in cheek -But good reminder that the human race is not the be all and end all.
I always marvel at nest building techniques (as one who can't knit or weave for toffee!)
Or the abilities of bees and ants
I could go on and on
We all need to be reminded that ability should not be measured in money and certificates but in survival over millenniums.
Wasn't there an octopus making predictions not a very long time ago
(might have been football related)
This article is a kind of leveller. It describes a little how species we thought were dumb or dumber are turning out to be clever or cleverer than we had assumed.
I love the last paragraph.
Yous'll like it or yous won't 
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