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18 October 2005

Nut-cracking Gorilla Surprises Scientists, Octocube (.swf)

post by: mcgraw at: 11:19 | 13 comments

...seen smashing palm nuts between rocks in a 'hammer and anvil' technique...

A couple I know tried the "hammer and anvil" technique to conceive a few years ago and said it wasn't very effective. Plus it made them both walk funny for a few days.

posted by Slack-a-gogo 18 October | 11:23

My work computer is nswf.

posted by Hugh Janus 18 October | 11:32

mcgraw, you're just trying to keep me from having to go into the meatworld.
which i wish i could.
"The light! It burns!"
-- me
*tries to crawl away to the bath*

posted by ethylene 18 October | 11:42

heh. that reminds me of that website, "Am I Not Safe For Work Or Not?"

≡ Click to see image ≡

posted by mcgraw 18 October | 11:44

Meatworld??!

Is that some prn0 mag?

*googles 'meatworld'*

posted by mcgraw 18 October | 11:46

Eth, you must go into meatworld (sfw) DO IT!.

posted by mcgraw 18 October | 11:48

That's a lot of meat.

posted by iconomy 18 October | 11:51

damn you and your fleshy ways
just because i'm going to tidy, doesn't mean i'm not impressed

posted by ethylene 18 October | 11:54

HEY, there's a Meatworld BBS (link at bottom of page)!

I've commented. Please do your part to support meatworld by commenting too!

posted by mcgraw 18 October | 11:59

Yes sir!

posted by iconomy 18 October | 12:01

I don't get why scientists continue to be surprised that animals use tools: every few months I see an article like this one.

And yeah, that's a lot of meat. But mcgraw, I'm sure you hear that all the time.

posted by Specklet 18 October | 13:14

Specklet:

I don't get why scientists continue to be surprised that animals use tools

Animals using tools is getting a tad commonplace, but I'm still always surprised when animals have the good sense to not operate heavy machinery after taking cough syrup.

posted by Slack-a-gogo 18 October | 13:59

A nut-cracking gorilla? Someone should get him a job as a club bouncer.

posted by AlexReynolds 18 October | 15:44

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