life imitates art...

[acealive1]

http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-15749633/gorilla-s-upright-walk-in-the-park-23997727




and apparently this is how planet of the apes starts on our world.....

[bassman]

You can call him....Caesar.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5TwdoOLPTI/S7zlraJjXGI/AAAAAAAAM0s/AujRcheHqEg/s400/planetoftheapescaeser040710.jpg

"NO!"

[acealive1]

LOL,exactly

[blind2d]

"Always nice to see Gorillaz in the news!" - 2D
"Um... these are the animals, 2D... I think you're confused..." - Noodle
"And so it begins... soon enough mice will be wearing trousers, and ducks'll don hats!" - Murdoc
"Can someone tell me why this is news-worthy?" - Russel
"ZzZzzZTT!! ZT!!" - Cyborg Noodle

[Neil]

http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-15749633/gorilla-s-upright-walk-in-the-park-23997727




and apparently this is how planet of the apes starts on our world.....


Prefers to walk on his hind legs? So they show two clips repeatedly, over and over. D

id they mean to say, the gorilla sometimes walks on his hind legs, but if we say that it doesn't sound so impressive, so instead we'll imply he does it most of the time...

[brer]

Nothing really new.

http://scienceray.com/biology/zoology/oliver-the-chimp-is-he-a-humanzee-half-human-half-ape/

It has been observed in the wild in multiple species before with video evidence. IIRC discovery had an article about human evolution and dead ends back in the nineties pointing out several of our cousins that are no longer around had also learned to walk erect. There was a bonobo about 15 years ago that caused a similar sensation.

Btw, Oliver, while impressive, is pure chimp even though he had us wondering back in the seventies. DNA tests done a few years ago seem to point to the fact that he a member of a subspecies of chimp that happens to be a bit smarter than average. Oliver is alive and well in a primate care facility the last I have heard, being taken care of in his old age and no longer on display to the general public.