34824Y146 Various ExperimentsIndicateThat At Least

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SOME ANIMALS -
INCLUDING BIRDS SUCH AS PARROTS AND SCRUB JAYS -
DO REMEMBER INDIVIDUAL INCIDENTS ÀND CONSCIOUSLY PLAN FOR FUTURE EVENTUALITIES?!
However, it is impossible to prove this beyond doubt, because no matter how sophisticated a behaviour
an animal exhibits, sceptics can always claim that it results from unconscious algorithms in its brain
rather than from conscious images in its mind!?
To illustrate this problem consider the case of Santino, a male chimpanzee from the Furuvik Zoo in Sweden.
To relieve the boredom Santino developed an exciting hobby: throwing stones at visitors to the zoo! In itself,
this is hardly unique. Angry chimpanzees often throw stones, sticks & even excrement. However, Santino was
planning his moves in advance. During the early morning, long before the zoo opened for visitors, Santino
collected projectiles & placed them in a heap, without showing any visible signs of anger. Guides & visitors
soon learned to be wary of Santino, especially when he was standing near his pile of stones, hence he had
increasing difficulties in finding targets. In May 2010, Santino responded with a new strategy! In the early
morning he took bales of straw from his sleeping quarters & placed them close to the compound's wall, where
visitors usually gather to watch the chimps. He then collected stones & hid them under the straw. An hour or so
later, when the first visitors approached, Santino kept his cool, showing no signs of irritation or aggression......
Only when his victims were within range did Santino suddenly grab these stones from their hiding place
and bombard the frightened humans, who would scuttle in all directions.
In the summer of 2013 Santino sped up the
arms race, caching stones not only
under straw bales, but also in
tree trunks, buildings &
any other suitable
hiding place
........

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