UCSD Cognitive Science in the L.A. Times….Cool!

Cognitive scientists seek to quantify body movement

Adriene Hughes, UC San Diego

WATCH MEN: Students using laptops take notes on dancers’ movements as Random Dance Company’s Wayne McGregor observes, far right.

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‘Zoo chimp shows people aren’t the only planners’ …

Zoo chimp shows people aren’t the only planners

By MALIN RISING, Associated Press Writer Malin Rising, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 27 mins ago

STOCKHOLM – [Santino] A canny chimpanzee who calmly collected a stash of rocks and then hurled them at zoo visitors in fits of rage has confirmed that apes can plan ahead just like humans, a Swedish study said Monday.

Santino the chimpanzee’s anti-social behavior stunned both visitors and keepers at the Furuvik Zoo but fascinated researchers because it was so carefully prepared.

According to a report in the journal Current Biology, the 31-year-old alpha male started building his weapons cache in the morning before the zoo opened, collecting rocks and knocking out disks from concrete boulders inside his enclosure. He waited until around midday before he unleashed a “hailstorm” of rocks against visitors, the study said.

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