| Many people think that humans are unique and a | | | | language are all not human only traits. |
| special even divine species. But that simply is not | | | | Other Chimpanzees go to areas to celebrate their |
| so, no matter what you Bishop, Priest or Pastor | | | | religion too, it appears to be a shrine like setting |
| purports as truth. In fact we are so similar to our | | | | and they appear to do this to celebrate their |
| Chimpanzee cousins that it seems we should be | | | | environment or love of nature. It is an area |
| classified as animals and not by thrust into a | | | | where there is a water fall and at certain times of |
| category that we do not belong. You are dead | | | | the year and certain times of the day the light |
| wrong dear sir; you are probably saying? Am I | | | | hits it just right. [sound familiar human]. They even |
| really? | | | | have to cross water to get to this place, even |
| Well did you know that Chimpanzees even enjoy | | | | though they do not like to cross water. There is |
| dressing up wearing clothes, painting and drawing | | | | no reason for them to go there, it is out of the |
| and being creative and just about all the things | | | | way. And when they do go, they just sit there |
| little humans like to do. Still think humans are | | | | and look at it and make hand motions and sounds. |
| unique? Maybe, but so are our cousins. And we | | | | [sound familiar human]. |
| are not alone. We have other intelligent life right | | | | Humans are no different than our next nearest |
| here. Its time we faced facts. | | | | species and we are not much different than most |
| Chimpanzees also create new words for things. | | | | higher order mammals, not just Chimpanzees |
| One Chimpanzee calls Thanksgiving "bird meat | | | | although they study of them does indeed intrigue |
| day" and there are tons of such stories of this. | | | | us doesn't it. Consider this in 2006. |
| So language, teaching language and creating | | | | |