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#1 2003-03-15 12:56:52
- dicktice
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Re: Apes and monkeys - Teaching and learning success
Much has been reported regarding teaching and learning in animals other than us, to sign, talk, etc. But I don't remember any attempts to teach monkeys to swim Freestyle. I know of the Rhesus monkey colony in the West Indies, that just love to dive, swim and play unsupervised, in the water surrounding their island sanctuary. And you'd think, with those long arms and legs and flexible extremities, they could be fast freestyle swimmers!
I have the impression (maybe wrongly--have to look it up) that the Freestyle, a.k.a. Australian Crawl, swimming stroke with flutter kick on the surface is a non-instinctive form of aquatic locomotion, which has to be taught. It would be interesting to know if anyone has thought of trying this idea out on monkeys and/or chimps, to date?
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#2 2003-03-15 13:25:08
- Cobra Commander
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Re: Apes and monkeys - Teaching and learning success
I have the impression (maybe wrongly--have to look it up) that the Freestyle, a.k.a. Australian Crawl, swimming stroke with flutter kick on the surface is a non-instinctive form of aquatic locomotion, which has to be taught. It would be interesting to know if anyone has thought of trying this idea out on monkeys and/or chimps, to date?
I'd actually be more interested in watching someone try a pitch for a research grant to find out.
"You want how much to teach monkeys to swim freestyle?" 
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#3 2003-03-16 08:30:56
- dicktice
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Re: Apes and monkeys - Teaching and learning success
I looked it up (Googled it, as a matter of fact) on the web--and it looks like nobody has/is pursuing this research as yet. So, I guess it's wide open (for exploitation, if you insist). I suggest (if you insist on compensation for a new line of research, handed you on a platter!) you look up a gorilla organization to bankroll the programme.
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