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QuickSilver · 11-10-2010, 07:26 PM

Thanks for posting this link. It's fascinating! I really love the other related links too.

I think the stuff about pointing is a little misleading, because pointing is part of a dog's built-in hunting sequence. Roughly speaking: scan, alert, stalk, chase, kill. That's why we can have "pointer" dogs. I think the more interesting part is, why can we point when chimps can't?

11-10-2010, 07:26 PM	#5
QuickSilver Thor's Human Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,929 Blog Entries: 31	Thanks for posting this link. It's fascinating! I really love the other related links too. I think the stuff about pointing is a little misleading, because pointing is part of a dog's built-in hunting sequence. Roughly speaking: scan, alert, stalk, chase, kill. That's why we can have "pointer" dogs. I think the more interesting part is, why can we point when chimps can't? __________________ If you love something, set it free. Unless it's an angry tiger. Last edited by QuickSilver; 11-10-2010 at 07:31 PM.