Saturday, April 28, 2012

Baboon article from Hamilton Spectator - The sisterhood of nature

Author wrote : " The sisterhood of natureHamilton SpectatorResearchers have determined that a female baboon with a small but devoted core of grooming companions will be less prone to jagged spikes of the stress hormone cortisol than a female who casts her social net wide but not deep. The ideal buddy count? "

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Baboon article from TheChronicleHerald.ca - Sisterhood has benefits in nature, too

Author wrote : " Sisterhood has benefits in nature, tooTheChronicleHerald.caResearchers have determined that a female baboon with a small but devoted core of grooming companions will be less prone to jagged spikes of the stress hormone cortisol than a female who casts her social net wide but not deep. The ideal buddy count? "

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Baboon article from The Cambridge Student - Editorial Easter 2012 Issue One

Author wrote : " The Cambridge StudentEditorial Easter 2012 Issue OneThe Cambridge StudentIn 2009 he shot a baboon in Tanzania just to watch it die. The next year, for no apparent reason, he described Clare Balding as a "dyke on a bike". And now he is at it again, shocked that Newnham's Professor Mary Beard had the temerity to appear on a "

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Friday, April 27, 2012

Baboon article from The Grio - Sanford chief defender's letter, addressed to black city manager, littered ...

Author wrote : " Sanford chief defender's letter, addressed to black city manager, littered "

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Baboon article from Eurweb.com - Trayvon Update: Floridian Writes Sandford, FL Officials N - Word Laced Letter

Author wrote : " Trayvon Update: Floridian Writes Sandford, FL Officials N-Word Laced LetterEurweb.com'Ni**ers like Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Eric Holder, and that dancing baboon of the New Black Pu***es should be in jail, preferably shot.' Are you a fan of EURweb? Like us on and Follow us on *It's not exactly new news, but racism is still very much "

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Baboon article from New Vision - Keko tops Sisqo shortlist

Author wrote : " New VisionKeko tops Sisqo shortlistNew VisionMega Dee, Toolman Kibalama, Michael Ross and the Baboon Forest are among those who have reportedly made inquiries although according to our source, Keko is already a front runner in the race, as her ow impressed the promoters. "

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Baboon article from The Australian - To the bush of beyond

Author wrote : " To the bush of beyondThe AustralianBaboons arrive looking for fruit; an elephant's trunk appears below the deck, waving madly and preposterously. Later, as I walk to the main lodge, all the rocks on the pathways are strangely dislodged; baboons have been looking for insects and are "

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Baboon article from AllAfrica.com - What Makes Us 'Human Beings'? - Part 2

Author wrote : " What Makes Us 'Human Beings'? - Part 2AllAfrica.comWhy aren't we called baboons or crocodiles, but human beings? Sometimes I feel that I am a monkey or a dog. Is anything wrong with it? Is there any difference between a monkey and human being, or a dog and a human being? I see none, except in terms of "

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Baboon article from Telegraph.co.uk - Like baboons, our elected leaders are literally addicted to power

Author wrote : " Telegraph.co.ukLike baboons, our elected leaders are literally addicted to powerTelegraph.co.ukBaboons low down in the dominance hierarchy have lower levels of dopamine in key brain areas, but if they get 'promoted' to a higher position, then dopamine rises accordingly. This makes them more aggressive and sexually active, and in humans similar "

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Baboon article from Malaysia Chronicle - Zambry: Nizar's accusation against Najib extreme, seditious

Author wrote : " Malaysia ChronicleZambry: Nizar's accusation against Najib extreme, seditiousMalaysia ChronicleYou black Baboon call Zambry, don't try to protect your evil Master PM. What the rightful MB said is true. Your Evil PM is already proven ,by coup de tat Perak and give the post to you the Black Baboon. Only moron rakayt will believe what U & evil PM "

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Baboon article from OneNewsNow - Media frenzy triggered by threat of dinosaurian aliens

Author wrote : " Media frenzy triggered by threat of dinosaurian aliensOneNewsNow"These biological mechanisms may be rooted much deeper in human evolutionary history than previously supposed," write the authors of an analysis of the baboon study. 11 Baboons with touch-screen computers were shown thousands of four-letter English "

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Baboon article from Oxford Student - Ineffible mutterings of a science student: Monkeys and Touchscreens

Author wrote : " Ineffible mutterings of a science student: Monkeys and TouchscreensOxford StudentLed by Dr. Jonathan Grainger, a team of researchers at Aix-Marseille University in France trained six adolescent Guinea baboons to differentiate between four-letter English words, such as "done", "them" and "vast", and four-letter non-words, "

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Baboon article from Smithsonian (blog) - World Wildlife Hunt

Author wrote : " Smithsonian (blog)World Wildlife HuntSmithsonian (blog)Then there's always baboons, which go for a paltry $200 a pop. And to shoot the greatest land animal on the planet, the one that lives in matriarchal herds and mourns somberly when a family member dies, the one that's been targeted by tusk-seeking "

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Baboon article from Mortgage News Daily - HARP 3.0? California to Change Foreclosure Laws? MGIC and SunTrust...

Author wrote : " HARP 3.0? California to Change Foreclosure Laws? MGIC and SunTrust "

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Baboon article from Herald - HBO's 'Girls' mirrors the spirit of sisterhood in nature - Omaha World

Author wrote : " HBO's 'Girls' mirrors the spirit of sisterhood in natureOmaha World-HeraldResearchers have determined that a female baboon with a small but devoted core of grooming companions will be less prone to jagged spikes of the stress hormone cortisol than a female who casts her social net wide but not deep. The ideal buddy count?and more » "

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Monday, April 23, 2012

Baboon article from New York Times - The Spirit of Sisterhood Is in the Air and on Air

Author wrote : " New York TimesThe Spirit of Sisterhood Is in the Air and on AirNew York TimesResearchers have discovered that female chacma baboons with strong sororal bonds have lower levels of stress hormones, live significantly longer and rear a greater number of offspring to independence than do their less socialized peers.and more » "

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Baboon article from Pittsburgh Post Gazette - The Spirit of Sisterhood Is in the Air and on Air

Author wrote : " The Spirit of Sisterhood Is in the Air and on AirPittsburgh Post GazetteResearchers have determined that a female baboon with a small but devoted core of grooming companions will be less prone to jagged spikes of the stress hormone cortisol than a female who casts her social net wide but not deep. The ideal buddy count? "

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Baboon article from AllAfrica.com - Borena Sayint National Park Expanded

Author wrote : " Borena Sayint National Park ExpandedAllAfrica.comOffice Head, Anteneh Tesfaye told ENA that the Park is home for different animals including red fox and Gelada baboon. The Park also has different plants, water falls and historical caves. Anteneh said the regional government has allocated two million "

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Baboon article from Care2.com (blog) - Baboons Impress Scientists with Word - Recognition Skills

Author wrote : " Baboons Impress Scientists with Word-Recognition SkillsCare2.com (blog)by Alicia Graef A new study published in the journal Science this month shows that baboons are capable of recognizing words, a skill that's typically only attributed to humans. Baboons in the study were shown a variety of four letter words mixed with "

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Saturday, April 21, 2012

Baboon article from Memphis Commercial Appeal - Letter: Replace the circus with the zoo

Author wrote : " Letter: Replace the circus with the zooMemphis Commercial AppealI was overjoyed by your April 13 article reporting that a baboon "demonstrated a mastery of what some experts say is a form of prereading. The baboon walks away with a treat of dried wheat." The tests involved baboons sitting at computer screens and "

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Baboon article from Indian Express - Real words or gibberish? Just ask a Baboon

Author wrote : " Real words or gibberish? Just ask a BaboonIndian ExpressWhile baboons can't read, they can tell the difference between real English words and nonsensical ones, a new study reports. "They are using information about letters and the relation between letters to perform the task without any kind of linguistic "

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Baboon article from Winnipeg Free Press - Reading not just human trait

Author wrote : " Reading not just human traitWinnipeg Free PressCharles Darwin would surely have been mesmerized by a paper released last week showing baboons can recognize written words and distinguish them from gibberish. This was more than a feat of memorization, since the baboons were able to do this even if "

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Friday, April 20, 2012

Baboon article from Portland Daily Sun - Wind and power

Author wrote : " Wind and powerPortland Daily SunBy Bob Higgins It's good to know that if there is one thing I can expect from the "Baboon In The Blaine House," it's consistency. I can count on him to be consistently wrong. Last Sunday, in a speech before the party faithful at a "tax day" rally, "

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Baboon article from Imperial Valley Weekly - In Other Words

Author wrote : " In Other WordsImperial Valley WeeklySO, WHAT DOES A BABOON KNOW? Quite a lot according to scientists from a French university. they've taught the apes how to identify different words from nonwords on a regular basis. The test group was able to identify 308 words out of 7832 non-words, "

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Baboon article from Spalding Guardian - Stun gun - wielding 'baboon' has sentence cut

Author wrote : " Stun gun-wielding 'baboon' has sentence cutSpalding GuardianA PROLIFIC criminal who ran around a town "like a baboon" causing trouble and brandishing a weapon has won a cut in his three-year sentence. Giuseppe Depaolo (25) and others ran amok through Market Deeping in the early hours of September 4 last year, "

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Baboon article from Independent Online - Joburg baboon is dangerous

Author wrote : " Independent OnlineJoburg baboon is dangerousIndependent OnlineBy SAPA AP A baboon roaming suburbs south of Johannesburg poses a threat to local residents and their pets, the Johannesburg Zoo said on Wednesday. "For instance if it comes across a domestic dog, depending on the size of the dog, the baboon might kill "

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Thursday, April 19, 2012

Baboon article from Namibian - Notable Qoutes

Author wrote : " Notable QoutesNamibianTRY not to make eye contact with it as this is less threatening than looking at the baboon straight in the eyes. – Johannesburg Zoo spokeswoman Letta Madlala giving advice to residents south of the city, where a baboon is on the loose. "

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Baboon article from AllAfrica.com - Residents Secure 4 Million Birr From Tourism

Author wrote : " Residents Secure 4 Million Birr From TourismAllAfrica.comThe endangered Ethiopian wolf (or Simien fox, Canis simensis), considered to be the rarest canid species in the world and the Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada), both of which are endemic to the Ethiopian highlands and depend on Afroalpine grasslands "

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Baboon article from AllAfrica.com - Association Obtains Over 4 Million Birr From Services Provision to Tourists

Author wrote : " Association Obtains Over 4 Million Birr From Services Provision to TouristsAllAfrica.comThe Park is home to a number of extremely rare species, including the Red fox , Gelada Baboon, and the Walia Ibex, found nowhere else in the world. The Park its territory covers the Simien Mountains and includes Ras Dashan, the highest point in "

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Baboon article from MTV News - “He's a guy who loves challenges,” enthuses director Adam Shankman.

Author wrote : " MTV News"He's a guy who loves challenges," enthuses director Adam Shankman.MTV NewsIn anticipation of opening night (June 15), MTV News caught up with director Adam Shankman ("Hairspray") to chat about Tom Cruise's crazy work ethic, '80s nostalgia and the perils of working with a baboon. MTV News: Movie musicals are nothing new for "

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Baboon article from Carthage Press - Alix Kunkle: People watching isn't a bad thing

Author wrote : " Alix Kunkle: People watching isn't a bad thingCarthage PressYou know, the person who goes out looking like a baboon picked out their wardrobe for them. Their clothes don't match, they don't fit and they sure don't look acceptable for the situation. Just take a trip to a local mall or super retail center (you "

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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Baboon article from Moneyweb.co.za - Joburg baboon 'dangerous'

Author wrote : " Joburg baboon 'dangerous'Moneyweb.co.zaA baboon roaming suburbs south of Johannesburg poses a threat to local residents and their pets, the Johannesburg Zoo said on Wednesday. "For instance if it comes across a domestic dog, depending on the size of the dog, the baboon might kill it by "

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Baboon article from 39online.com - Baboons can read, kinda

Author wrote : " Baboons can read, kinda39online.comPsychologist Jonathan Grainger, of France's National Centre for Scientific Research, discovered some pretty baffling baboon capabilities that may restore your faith. Through several experiments Grainger found out baboons can recognize and distinguish a "

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Baboon article from UC Berkeley - Going animal to fight multiple sclerosis

Author wrote : " UC BerkeleyGoing animal to fight multiple sclerosisUC BerkeleyBy Carol Ness, NewsCenter | April 18, 2012 Chrystal Redekopp has transformed herself into giraffe, a gorilla, a hippo, a pikachu, a baboon and a capybara — all for a good cause. Using face paints collected for Halloween costumes over the years, "

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Baboon article from Jezebel - Is Your Vagina Red Enough to Attract a Mate?

Author wrote : " Is Your Vagina Red Enough to Attract a Mate?JezebelThat's just a baboon's weird butt. Your favorite red dress? Baboon butt. Lucille Ball's head? SEXY MONKEY BUTT. Ha ha. I mean, maybe. Like I said, it's all just speculation. Until now! Kind of! In a recent anthropological study, researchers from the "

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Baboon article from gulfnews.com - Increase in exotic animal trade spurs move for stringent law

Author wrote : " Increase in exotic animal trade spurs move for stringent lawgulfnews.comFrom sightings of a baboon in Garden City earlier this year to a chimpanzee frolicking on the beach to pictures posted online of a lion hanging out of a car window in Jumeirah, there is no shortage of wild pets it would seem in the UAE. "

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Baboon article from News24 - Johannesburg baboon 'dangerous'

Author wrote : " Johannesburg baboon 'dangerous'News24Now R216.95 Johannesburg - A baboon roaming suburbs south of Johannesburg poses a threat to local residents and their pets, the Johannesburg Zoo said on Wednesday. "For instance if it comes across a domestic dog, depending on the size of the dog, "

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Baboon article from Post (subscription) - Joburg baboon is dangerous

Author wrote : " Post (subscription)Joburg baboon is dangerousPost (subscription)By SAPA AP A baboon roaming suburbs south of Johannesburg poses a threat to local residents and their pets, the Johannesburg Zoo said on Wednesday. "For instance if it comes across a domestic dog, depending on the size of the dog, the baboon might kill "

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Baboon article from Times LIVE - Joburg baboon 'dangerous': Zoo

Author wrote : " Joburg baboon 'dangerous': ZooTimes LIVEA baboon roaming suburbs south of Johannesburg poses a threat to local residents and their pets, the Johannesburg Zoo said on Wednesday. "For instance if it comes across a domestic dog, depending on the size of the dog, the baboon might kill it by "

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Baboon article from VH1 - 'Rock Of Ages' Spotlights A Tom Cruise You've Never Seen

Author wrote : " 'Rock Of Ages' Spotlights A Tom Cruise You've Never SeenVH1In anticipation of opening night (June 15), MTV News caught up with director Adam Shankman ("Hairspray") to chat about Tom Cruise's crazy work ethic, '80s nostalgia and the perils of working with a baboon. MTV News: Movie musicals are nothing new for "

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Baboon article from MTV.com - 'Rock Of Ages' Spotlights A Tom Cruise You've Never Seen

Author wrote : " 'Rock Of Ages' Spotlights A Tom Cruise You've Never SeenMTV.comIn anticipation of opening night (June 15), MTV News caught up with director Adam Shankman ("Hairspray") to chat about Tom Cruise's crazy work ethic, '80s nostalgia and the perils of working with a baboon. MTV News: Movie musicals are nothing new for "

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Baboon article from The New Age Online - Baboon missing again in JHB

Author wrote : " Baboon missing again in JHBThe New Age OnlineThe baboon was last spotted in the Meyersdal Eco Estate on Thursday. The estate contacted animal authorities to capture him, but then could not find him. Meistre said the animal was not injured as initially thought. "He looks like he is in good health, "

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Baboon article from News24 - Johannesburg baboon missing again

Author wrote : " Johannesburg baboon missing againNews24Now R216.95 Johannesburg - A roaming baboon located south of Johannesburg last week has gone missing again. "Whether he is still wandering around the area or left no one knows," Lyall Meistre, owner of off-site monitoring company Vega Monitoring, "

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Baboon article from Times LIVE - Baboon missing again in Johannesburg

Author wrote : " Baboon missing again in JohannesburgTimes LIVEThe baboon was last spotted in the Meyersdal Eco Estate on Thursday. The estate contacted animal authorities to capture him, but then could not find him. Meistre said the animal was not injured as initially thought. "He looks like he is in good health, "

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Baboon article from Joburg - Baboon spotted in south Joburg

Author wrote : " Baboon spotted in south JoburgJoburgA baboon has been spotted roaming the southern suburbs, and may be injured. People are advised to be alert and not approach it. A STRAY baboon that is believed to be injured is roaming the south of the city and the Johannesburg Zoo has given out some "

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Baboon article from Calgary Herald - Baboons' word choices a key to human language ability

Author wrote : " Baboons' word choices a key to human language abilityCalgary HeraldCharles Darwin would surely have been mesmerized by a paper released last week showing that baboons can recognize written words and distinguish them from gibberish. This was more than a feat of memorization, since the baboons were able to do this even "

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Baboon article from Geeks are Sexy Technology News - Baboon Word Skills Cause Linguistics Rethink

Author wrote : " Baboon Word Skills Cause Linguistics RethinkGeeks are Sexy Technology NewsFrench baboons have been trained to recognize words of four letters according to researchers. The action isn't technically reading, but may give some insight into the skills used for language. The test didn't involve identifying a word's meaning, "

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Baboon article from Sturgis Journal - Alix Kunkle: People watching isn't a bad thing

Author wrote : " Alix Kunkle: People watching isn't a bad thingSturgis JournalYou know, the person who goes out looking like a baboon picked out their wardrobe for them. Their clothes don't match, they don't fit and they sure don't look acceptable for the situation. Just take a trip to a local mall or super retail center (you "

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Baboon article from St. James Plaindealer - Alix Kunkle: People watching isn't a bad thing

Author wrote : " Alix Kunkle: People watching isn't a bad thingSt. James PlaindealerYou know, the person who goes out looking like a baboon picked out their wardrobe for them. Their clothes don't match, they don't fit and they sure don't look acceptable for the situation. Just take a trip to a local mall or super retail center (you "

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Baboon article from Standard - Alix Kunkle: People watching isn't a bad thing - Sentinel

Author wrote : " Alix Kunkle: People watching isn't a bad thingSentinel-StandardYou know, the person who goes out looking like a baboon picked out their wardrobe for them. Their clothes don't match, they don't fit and they sure don't look acceptable for the situation. Just take a trip to a local mall or super retail center (you "

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Baboon article from McDonough Voice - Alix Kunkle: People watching isn't a bad thing

Author wrote : " Alix Kunkle: People watching isn't a bad thingMcDonough VoiceYou know, the person who goes out looking like a baboon picked out their wardrobe for them. Their clothes don't match, they don't fit and they sure don't look acceptable for the situation. Just take a trip to a local mall or super retail center (you "

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Baboon article from Redwood Falls Gazette - Alix Kunkle: People watching isn't a bad thing

Author wrote : " Alix Kunkle: People watching isn't a bad thingRedwood Falls GazetteYou know, the person who goes out looking like a baboon picked out their wardrobe for them. Their clothes don't match, they don't fit and they sure don't look acceptable for the situation. Just take a trip to a local mall or super retail center (you "

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Baboon article from ArabianBusiness.com - UAE mulls new laws to halt exotic pets trend

Author wrote : " UAE mulls new laws to halt exotic pets trendArabianBusiness.comLast month, a pet cheetah died after escaping from its cage in a private villa while a baboon was found wandering around Garden City. And in February, a picture of a tiger hanging out of the window of a car driving in the Marina Promenade area proved a "

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Baboon article from Cordis News - Reading time at the zoo: the baboons that excel at English

Author wrote : " Reading time at the zoo: the baboons that excel at EnglishCordis NewsBaboons raised in a French laboratory have shown an aptitude for linguistics; however, it is the English language they are excelling in, and not the French. The researchers, based at the Laboratoire de psychologie cognitive (LPC) de l'Universite "

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Baboon article from Journal - Baboons' word skills could bring unintended consequences - Las Vegas Review

Author wrote : " Baboons' word skills could bring unintended consequencesLas Vegas Review - JournalI speak, of course, of the widely circulated stories detailing research reported in the journal Science about six Guinea baboons and their ability to distinguish genuine, four-letter English words from non-words. While that ability to tell four-letter "

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Baboon article from Journal - Baboons' word skills could bring unintended consequences - Las Vegas Review

Author wrote : " Baboons' word skills could bring unintended consequencesLas Vegas Review-JournalI speak, of course, of the widely circulated stories detailing research reported in the journal Science about six Guinea baboons and their ability to distinguish genuine, four-letter English words from non-words. While that ability to tell four-letter "

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Monday, April 16, 2012

Baboon article from Sacramento Bee - Baboons' word choices a key to human language ability

Author wrote : " Baboons' word choices a key to human language abilitySacramento BeeBy FAYE FLAM Charles Darwin would surely have been mesmerized by a paper released last week showing that baboons can recognize written words and distinguish them from gibberish. This was more than a feat of memorization, since the baboons were able to "

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Baboon article from New York Times - Real Words or Gibberish? Just Ask a Baboon

Author wrote : " Real Words or Gibberish? Just Ask a BaboonNew York TimesWhile baboons can't read, they can tell the difference between real English words and nonsensical ones, a new study reports. "They are using information about letters and the relation between letters to perform the task without any kind of linguistic "

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Baboon article from Philadelphia Inquirer (blog) - Baboons Have A Way With Words

Author wrote : " Philadelphia Inquirer (blog)Baboons Have A Way With WordsPhiladelphia Inquirer (blog)Charles Darwin would surely have been mesmerized by a paper released last week showing that baboons can recognize written words and distinguish them from gibberish. This was more than a feat of memorization, since the baboons were able to do this with "

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Baboon article from Science Daily (press release) - Baboons Display Reading Skills

Author wrote : " Baboons Display Reading SkillsScience Daily (press release)ScienceDaily (Apr. 16, 2012) — Learning to read is not just to do with speech, but also with the ability to recognize and memorize regular patterns among the letters that make up words, according to a new study on baboons. New results show that monkeys "

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Baboon article from New York Daily News - Word - spotting baboons leave scientists spell - bound

Author wrote : " New York Daily NewsWord-spotting baboons leave scientists spell-boundNew York Daily NewsBaboons can recognize scores of written words, a feat that raises questions about how we learn to read. Baboons can recognise scores of written words, a feat that raises intriguing questions about how we learn to read, scientists reported on Thursday.and more » "

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Baboon article from Scrape TV - Now Baboons learning to read as one more species readies revolution against ...

Author wrote : " Scrape TVNow Baboons learning to read as one more species readies revolution against "

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Baboon article from Bellingham Herald - Baboons' word choices a key to human language ability

Author wrote : " Baboons' word choices a key to human language abilityBellingham HeraldBy FAYE FLAM - The Philadelphia Inquirer Charles Darwin would surely have been mesmerized by a paper released last week showing that baboons can recognize written words and distinguish them from gibberish. This was more than a feat of memorization, "

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Baboon article from Times of Malta - Word - spotting baboons

Author wrote : " Word-spotting baboonsTimes of MaltaBaboons can recognise scores of written words, a feat that raises intriguing questions about how we learn to read, scientists reported. In a specially-made facility in France where they could come and go at will, monkeys learned to differentiate "

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Baboon article from Philadelphia Inquirer - Why can baboons tell written words from gibberish?

Author wrote : " Why can baboons tell written words from gibberish?Philadelphia InquirerBeyond memorization: Baboons are able to distinguish written words from gibberish, a feat that would have fascinated Darwin. J. FAGOT Charles Darwin would surely have been mesmerized by a paper released last week showing that baboons can recognize "

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Sunday, April 15, 2012

Baboon article from This is Zimbabwe - Baboon on the loose

Author wrote : " Baboon on the looseThis is ZimbabweThe last thing I expected to see is a baboon on the roof top of the building. One officer of the National Parks and Wildlife vows to shoot the primate dead. Then a bystander interjects to say, "Lina madoda, indaba lifuna ukubulala uNcube? "

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Baboon article from Norwich Bulletin - Moms: Toddler winning battle of traveling through grocery store

Author wrote : " Moms: Toddler winning battle of traveling through grocery storeNorwich BulletinMost notably, the balloons. He spots a balloon (or "baboon," as he calls it) across the store and takes off running, screaming "baboon!" People stare. I imagine they're thinking, "Why is that kid running away from his mom, while screaming 'baboon'? "

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Baboon article from Junction Report - Baboons Able to Recognize Writing

Author wrote : " Junction ReportBaboons Able to Recognize WritingJunction ReportBaboons are not able to speak, read and most likely do not understand language. However, scientists found that the baboon could learn to identify writing that appears on a computer screen. The recent discovery might help to explain how humans learned "

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Baboon article from gulfnews.com - Baboons can spot real words

Author wrote : " gulfnews.comBaboons can spot real wordsgulfnews.comAP Washington: Dan the baboon sits in front of a computer screen. The letters BRRU pop up. With a quick and almost dismissive tap, the monkey signals it's not a word. Correct. Next comes, ITCS. Again, not a word. Finally 'kite' comes up.and more » "

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Baboon article from Politicsweb - A reply to Paul Trewhela on RW Johnson

Author wrote : " A reply to Paul Trewhela on RW JohnsonPoliticswebThey seem to have lots of baby baboons - it's been a very mild winter and so spring is coming early - and they're looking for food. The local dogs don't like them but appear to have learned their lesson from the last baboon visit: then, "

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Baboon article from IBTimes.co.uk - Baboons Can Recognise Four Letter Words with Training

Author wrote : " Baboons Can Recognise Four Letter Words with TrainingIBTimes.co.ukBy Akshaya BS: Subscribe to Akshaya's RSS feed Baboons can be trained to recognise the difference between nonsense letters and actual words, according to a research by the Aix-Marseille University. French researchers found baboons could easily "

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Saturday, April 14, 2012

Baboon article from Yahoo! Philippines News - Word - spotting baboons leave scientists spell - bound

Author wrote : " Word-spotting baboons leave scientists spell-boundYahoo! Philippines NewsBaboons can recognise scores of written words, a feat that raises intriguing questions about how we learn to read, scientists reported on Thursday. In a specially-made facility in France where they could come and go at will, monkeys learned to "

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Baboon article from The Malaysian Insider - Word - spotting baboons leave scientists spell - bound

Author wrote : " Word-spotting baboons leave scientists spell-boundThe Malaysian InsiderIn a new study, baboons learned to distinguish scores of words, identifying them with an accuracy of 75 per cent. — Afp pic MARSEILLE, April 15 — Baboons can recognise scores of written words, a feat that raises intriguing questions about how we learn "

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Baboon article from Radio Times - Inside Nature's Giants: Kangaroo

Author wrote : " Inside Nature's Giants: KangarooRadio TimesA baboon, even a big one, is no giant, though the instalment that took one apart was gripping. Does a kangaroo count? Oh, who cares? It's bound to be another fascinating biology lesson, as unlikely veterinary double act Mark Evans and Joy Reidenberg "

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Baboon article from thejournal.ie - Baboons can learn to spot real words - study

Author wrote : " Baboons can learn to spot real words - studythejournal.ieDAN THE BABOON sits in front of a computer screen. The letters BRRU pop up. With a quick and almost dismissive tap, the monkey signals it's not a word. Correct. Next comes, ITCS. Again, not a word. Finally KITE comes up. He pauses and hits a green oval "

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Baboon article from NOLA.com - Baboons can learn what letters go together to form real words, researchers find

Author wrote : " NOLA.comBaboons can learn what letters go together to form real words, researchers findNOLA.comBy AP Dan the baboon sits in front of a computer screen. The letters BRRU pop up. With a quick and almost dismissive tap, the monkey signals it's not a word. Correct. Next comes, ITCS. Again, not a word. Finally KITE comes up.and more » "

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Friday, April 13, 2012

Baboon article from KEYC TV - Study: Baboons Can Recognize Words

Author wrote : " Study: Baboons Can Recognize WordsKEYC TVMore>> A new French study shows that baboons are able to perform basic reading tasks, likely due to a pre–existing capacity in their brains to detect patterns. Here's how it goes: a baboon sits in front of a computer and decides whether or not a group "

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Baboon article from ComicsAlliance - Reality TV and Comics: The Impact of Fiction on Reality on Fiction

Author wrote : " Reality TV and Comics: The Impact of Fiction on Reality on FictionComicsAllianceThere really was a time before reality television, when everyone got along fine without a weekly dose of unbalanced rednecks, craven housemates, dance instructors, and wannabe-models wolfing down plates of deep-fried baboon testicles.and more » "

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Baboon article from 39online.com - Baboons can recognize written words, study finds

Author wrote : " Baboons can recognize written words, study finds39online.comA baboon from the study performs a word recognition task. (Joel Fagot / April 12, 2012) By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times Baboons don't read, don't speak and perhaps can't understand language at all. But scientists have found that they can learn to "

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Baboon article from DigitalJournal.com - Monkeys can possibly 'read'

Author wrote : " Monkeys can possibly 'read'DigitalJournal.comA science paper, which details several years of research, suggests that baboons can distinguish four-letter English words from non-words. The visual understanding of letters and the way that the letters are positioned is considered to be one of the "

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Baboon article from Ninemsn - Scientists spell - bound by word - spotting baboons

Author wrote : " Scientists spell-bound by word-spotting baboonsNinemsnBaboons can recognise scores of written words, a feat that raises intriguing questions about how we learn to read, scientists report. In a specially-made facility in France where they could come and go at will, monkeys learned to differentiate between "

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Baboon article from TODAYonline - See Dan read: Baboons can learn to spot real words

Author wrote : " See Dan read: Baboons can learn to spot real wordsTODAYonlineWASHINGTON - Dan the baboon sits in front of a computer screen. The letters BRRU pop up. With a quick, almost dismissive tap, he signals it's not a word. Correct. Next comes, ITCS. Again, not a word. Finally, KITE comes up. He pauses and hits a green "

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Baboon article from The Daily Star - Word - spotting baboons leave scientists spellbound

Author wrote : " The Daily StarWord-spotting baboons leave scientists spellboundThe Daily StarPARIS: Baboons can recognize scores of written words, a feat that raises intriguing questions about how we learn to read, scientists have reported. In a specially made facility in France where they could come and go at will, monkeys learned to "

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Baboon article from Tech Today - It's Not Sci - Fi: Baboons Can Learn To Recognize Words - Sci

Author wrote : " Sci-Tech TodayIt's Not Sci-Fi: Baboons Can Learn To Recognize WordsSci-Tech TodayBy Dan Vergano Baboons can recognize scores of written words, distinguishing them from non-words, a feat that raises intriguing questions about how we learn to read, scientists reported. The experiment points to visual-attention shortfalls, "

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Baboon article from KABC - Baboons Can Recognize Words, Study Finds

Author wrote : " Baboons Can Recognize Words, Study FindsKABCTom Brakefield/Thinkstock(PARIS) -- Researchers in France discovered that baboons can recognize hundreds of four-letter words on a computer screen, and they can tell a real word apart from a nonsense jumble of letters, according to a study published in "

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Baboon article from ITN - Baboons 'trained to read English'

Author wrote : " ITNBaboons 'trained to read English'ITNScientists at the American Association For The Advancement of Science (AAAS) say they have proven that baboons are capable of basic reading and word recognition, usually only associated with humans. The results of the study were published in Thursday's "

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Baboon article from RedOrbit - Real Words vs. Non - Words, Baboons Know The Difference

Author wrote : " RedOrbitReal Words vs. Non-Words, Baboons Know The DifferenceRedOrbitThe results of a new study reveal that baboons have the ability to discern real English words from fake words just by looking at them, suggesting that some mental processing involved in reading evolved separately from the specialized language centers "

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Baboon article from Newser - Baboon 'Readers' Pick Out Real Words

Author wrote : " Baboon 'Readers' Pick Out Real WordsNewserBy Matt Cantor, Newser Staff (Newser) – Don't expect him to pick up a novel anytime soon—but Dan the baboon and five buddies know real English words when they see them. For instance, if Dan sees the letters BRRU, ITCS, and KITE, he'll pick out the last "

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Baboon article from ABC News (blog) - Baboons Can Recognize Words (But Won't Read My Blog)

Author wrote : " Baboons Can Recognize Words (But Won't Read My Blog)ABC News (blog)If I were learning to read for the first time there are a few four-letter words I'd be especially interested in understanding, so I suppose it makes sense that scientists studying baboons' reading capabilities would start there.and more » "

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Baboon article from 13abc Action News - See Dan read: Baboons can learn to spot real words

Author wrote : " See Dan read: Baboons can learn to spot real words13abc Action NewsBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Dan the baboon sits in front of a computer screen. The letters BRRU pop up. With a quick and almost dismissive tap, the monkey signals it's not a word. Correct. Next comes, ITCS. Again, not a word. "

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Baboon article from WA today - Baboons touch on evolution of reading

Author wrote : " WA todayBaboons touch on evolution of readingWA todayA baboon studies words on a touch screen housed in a booth in Marseille. Photo: AFP Baboons don't read, don't speak and perhaps can't understand language at all. But scientists have found that they can learn to recognise writing on a computer screen, "

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Baboon article from Mother Nature Network - Brainy baboons recognize words vs. gibberish

Author wrote : " Mother Nature NetworkBrainy baboons recognize words vs. gibberishMother Nature NetworkBy Jennifer Welsh, LiveScienceThu, Apr 12 2012 at 3:02 PM EST Baboons can master one of the basic elements of reading even though they have no linguistic skills, a new study suggests. Baboons in the study were able to differentiate between words and "

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Baboon article from Ottawa Citizen - Word - spotting baboons leave scientists spellbound

Author wrote : " Word-spotting baboons leave scientists spellboundOttawa CitizenA picture released on April 12, 2012 shows a baboon looking at a computer screen housed in a booth in Marseille. The animals freely enter the booths and complete multiple rounds of the computer-based exercise, in which they see a four-letter sequence "

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Baboon article from Leader - Study: Baboons can spot real words - Springfield News

Author wrote : " Study: Baboons can spot real wordsSpringfield News-LeaderAP WASHINGTON — Dan the baboon sits in front of a computer screen. The letters BRRU pop up. With a quick and almost dismissive tap, the monkey signals it is not a word. Correct. Next comes, ITCS. Again, not a word. Finally KITE comes up. "

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Baboon article from Boston Herald - Baboons recognize written words, study finds

Author wrote : " Baboons recognize written words, study findsBoston HeraldBy Eryn Brown / Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — Baboons don't read, don't speak and perhaps can't understand language at all. But scientists have found that they can learn to recognize writing on a computer screen, identifying correctly most of the "

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Baboon article from News Tribe (blog) - Six baboons trained to read four - letter words

Author wrote : " News Tribe (blog)Six baboons trained to read four-letter wordsNews Tribe (blog)By Fahim Patel - Apr 13th, 2012 (No Comment) Paris: There are six baboons which can tell you that 'four' is a word and 'ruof' is not. Researchers gave training to six Guinea baboons to differentiate between real four-letter English words from non-words "

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Baboon article from Independent Online - Word - spotting baboons leave experts spell - bound

Author wrote : " Independent OnlineWord-spotting baboons leave experts spell-boundIndependent OnlineBy SAPA Baboons can recognise scores of written words, a feat that raises intriguing questions about how we learn to read, scientists reported. Picture: Jeffrey Abrahams Paris - Baboons can recognise scores of written words, a feat that raises "

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Baboon article from San Gabriel Valley Tribune - See Dan read: Baboons spot real words

Author wrote : " See Dan read: Baboons spot real wordsSan Gabriel Valley TribuneFrench researchers are showing that baboons can do what is essentially the first step in reading. (The Associated Press) WASHINGTON - Dan the baboon sits in front of a computer screen. The letters BRRU pop up. With a quick and almost dismissive tap, "

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Thursday, April 12, 2012

Baboon article from Detroit Free Press - See baboons read: Study shows they recognize words

Author wrote : " See baboons read: Study shows they recognize wordsDetroit Free PressDora is one of six baboons that participated in an experiment. They distinguished between real and fake words 75% of the time. / Joel Fagot/Associated Press By Seth Borenstein Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Dan the baboon sits in front of a computer "

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Baboon article from The Australian - French researchers have found young baboons can learn to differentiate between ...

Author wrote : " French researchers have found young baboons can learn to differentiate between "

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Baboon article from WGN Radio - Baboons can recognize written words, study finds

Author wrote : " Baboons can recognize written words, study findsWGN RadioA baboon from the study performs a word recognition task. (Joel Fagot / April 12, 2012) By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times Baboons don't read, don't speak and perhaps can't understand language at all. But scientists have found that they can learn to "

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Baboon article from Statesman - See Dan read: Baboons can learn to spot real words - Austin American

Author wrote : " See Dan read: Baboons can learn to spot real wordsAustin American-StatesmanBy Seth Borenstein ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Dan the baboon sits in front of a computer screen. The letters BRRU pop up. With a quick and almost dismissive tap, the monkey signals it's not a word. Correct. Next comes, ITCS. Again, not a word. "

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Baboon article from Chicago Tribune - Baboons can recognize written words, study finds

Author wrote : " Baboons can recognize written words, study findsChicago TribuneBaboons don't read, don't speak and perhaps can't understand language at all. But scientists have found that they can learn to recognize writing on a computer screen, identifying correctly most of the time which combinations of letters are words ("done "

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Baboon article from South Bend Tribune - Baboons can recognize written words, study finds

Author wrote : " Baboons can recognize written words, study findsSouth Bend TribuneA baboon from the study performs a word recognition task. (Joel Fagot / April 12, 2012) By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times Baboons don't read, don't speak and perhaps can't understand language at all. But scientists have found that they can learn to "

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Baboon article from The Republic - Baboons recognize written words, study finds

Author wrote : " Baboons recognize written words, study findsThe RepublicBy Eryn Brown Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — Baboons don't read, don't speak and perhaps can't understand language at all. But scientists have found that they can learn to recognize writing on a computer screen, identifying correctly most of the time "

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Baboon article from Washington Post (blog) - Primer for Primates: Baboons show scientists they know a real English word ...

Author wrote : " Primer for Primates: Baboons show scientists they know a real English word "

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Baboon article from 3News NZ - Study: Baboons able to perform basic reading tasks

Author wrote : " 3News NZStudy: Baboons able to perform basic reading tasks3News NZNew research shows baboons are able to perform basic reading tasks, according to the results of a study published in this week in the journal Science. The study was conducted in France and led by a French scientist. It shows that the first steps to "

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Baboon article from North Country Public Radio - The (Monkey) Business Of Recognizing Words

Author wrote : " The (Monkey) Business Of Recognizing WordsNorth Country Public RadioNew research shows that first-graders and baboons have at least one thing in common: both can tell the difference between actual written words and random sequences of letters. The finding challenges some conventional ideas about what goes on in the "

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Baboon article from USA TODAY - Study: Baboons can recognize word shapes

Author wrote : " USA TODAYStudy: Baboons can recognize word shapesUSA TODAYBaboons can reliably spot four-letter words in experiments, scientists reported on Thursday. Scientists were able to teach six baboons to distinguish a few dozen four-letter words from non-words with about 75% accuracy. Scientists were able to teach "

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Baboon article from Long Island Press - See Dan read: Baboons can learn to spot real words

Author wrote : " See Dan read: Baboons can learn to spot real wordsLong Island PressBy AP on April 12th, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Dan the baboon sits in front of a computer screen. The letters BRRU pop up. With a quick and almost dismissive tap, the monkey signals it's not a word. Correct. Next comes, ITCS. Again, not a word. "

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Baboon article from Nature.com - Baboons can learn to recognize words

Author wrote : " Baboons can learn to recognize wordsNature.comBaboons can learn how to work out when a four-letter word is real English, and when it's nonsense. Even though they speak no language, baboons can achieve one of the first steps in reading — the ability to distinguish real words from nonsense on the "

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Baboon article from This is Hull and East Riding - "It'll be 52 more visits until we can be together again.

Author wrote : " "It'll be 52 more visits until we can be together again.This is Hull and East Ridingby superdredge "Nice looking if she was a baboon.scary woman." 1. Woman who stabbed partner looking forward to their wedding after "

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Baboon article from Politicsweb - An unproven smear, without a shred of proof

Author wrote : " An unproven smear, without a shred of proofPoliticswebTheir sole direct reference to his text is that he "makes a comparison between African migrants and invading baboons. He follows this with another between 'local black shopkeepers' and rottweilers. He concludes with what he presumably thinks is a joke "

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Baboon article from Citizen - Baboon still not found

Author wrote : " Baboon still not foundCitizenA baboon roaming the south of Johannesburg had not been found by Thursday morning, said the Johannesburg SPCA. JOHANNESBURG - "The baboon is still missing. At this time, we don't know where he is," said Johannesburg Society for the Prevention of "

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Baboon article from Nashville Scene - A talk with artist Patricia Piccinini, whose disquieting yet appealing works ...

Author wrote : " A talk with artist Patricia Piccinini, whose disquieting yet appealing works "

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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Baboon article from Independent Online - Paintball gun 'a successful deterrent'

Author wrote : " Independent OnlinePaintball gun 'a successful deterrent'Independent OnlineAll Peninsula baboons X-rayed during autopsies in recent years had "exceptionally high" levels of foreign metal in them: buckshot, birdshot, BB pellets and .22 bullets, according to the report prepared by UCT's Baboon Research Unit.and more » "

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Baboon article from Post (subscription) - Baboon spotted in Joburg

Author wrote : " Post (subscription)Baboon spotted in JoburgPost (subscription)By SAPA AP An apparently injured baboon has been spotted in Bassonia and Meyersdal, south of Joburg, an off-site monitoring company said on Wednesday. "He looks like a male, he is huge," said Carmen Terino, a business development manager for Vega "

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Baboon article from Citizen - Baboon spotted in Gauteng

Author wrote : " Baboon spotted in GautengCitizenAn apparently injured baboon has been spotted in Bassonia and Meyersdal, south of Johannesburg, an off-site monitoring company said on Wednesday. JOHANNESBURG - An apparently injured baboon has been spotted in Bassonia and Meyersdal, "

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Baboon article from Times LIVE - Baboon spotted in Gauteng

Author wrote : " Times LIVEBaboon spotted in GautengTimes LIVEAn apparently injured baboon has been spotted in Bassonia and Meyersdal, south of Johannesburg, an off-site monitoring company said on Wednesday. "He looks like a male, he is huge," said Carmen Terino, a business development manager for Vega Monitoring "

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Baboon article from Independent Online - Man v Beast in paintball war

Author wrote : " Man v Beast in paintball warIndependent OnlineBy John Yeld AUTHORITIES have approved the use of paintball guns as an experiment to chase baboons out of urban areas. On Easter Monday, eight people among a group of about 35 trying to drive two baboon troops from Scarborough used the guns after "

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Baboon article from Post (subscription) - It's man vs baboon in paintball war

Author wrote : " Post (subscription)It's man vs baboon in paintball warPost (subscription)By John Yeld Eight Scarborough residents using paintball guns under permit from CapeNature were among a group of 35 who battled for hours to drive two baboon troops out of their village on Easter Monday. The operation follows last year's unannounced "

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Baboon article from Post (subscription) - Activists criticise paintball tactic

Author wrote : " Post (subscription)Activists criticise paintball tacticPost (subscription)Baboons in Tokai who have recently been subject to attack by paintball guns which have allegedly been endorsed by the city council as a way of forcing baboons off private property. By Gabriel Ellison-Scowcroft for Cape Argus. Are tough tactics like the "

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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Baboon article from Independent Online - Activists criticise paintball tactic

Author wrote : " Independent OnlineActivists criticise paintball tacticIndependent OnlineBaboons in Tokai who have recently been subject to attack by paintball guns which have allegedly been endorsed by the city council as a way of forcing baboons off private property. By Gabriel Ellison-Scowcroft for Cape Argus. Are tough tactics like the "

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Baboon article from News24 - A tale of two magistrates

Author wrote : " A tale of two magistratesNews24Then a baboon was found in a Durban morgue. In a coffin marked "Swine-flu. Do not open." Swedish filmmakers were involved. And I'd missed it. Again. Yesterday, though, my faith in the world was restored. Two men robbed a scrap dealer in Krugersdorp.and more » "

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Sunday, April 8, 2012

Baboon article from NorthJersey.com - Art review: 'The Dawn of Egyptian Art' at the Metropolitan Museum

Author wrote : " NorthJersey.comArt review: 'The Dawn of Egyptian Art' at the Metropolitan MuseumNorthJersey.comMarble grain in a baboon figure (circa 3100 BC), above, reinforces the statue's lines. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave. at 82nd Street; 212-535-7710 or metmuseum.org. Tuesday through Aug. 8. Schedule: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm Sunday and Tuesday "

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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Baboon article from 24 Hours Vancouver - Liberals look for some attention, even some lovin'

Author wrote : " 24 Hours VancouverLiberals look for some attention, even some lovin'24 Hours VancouverShort of wearing baboon suits and painting themselves fluorescent pink, Rae and his 34-member MP caucus can't seem to get on the media radar these days. A shiny new NDP leader and a New Democrat filibuster in the Commons has squeezed the Liberals out "

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Baboon article from Edmonton Sun - Liberals look for some attention, even some lovin'

Author wrote : " Liberals look for some attention, even some lovin'Edmonton SunShort of wearing baboon suits and painting themselves fluorescent pink, Rae and his 34-member MP caucus can't seem to get on the media radar these days. A shiny new NDP leader and a New Democrat filibuster in the Commons has squeezed the Liberals out "

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Baboon article from Sun News Network - Liberals look for some attention, even some lovin'

Author wrote : " Sun News NetworkLiberals look for some attention, even some lovin'Sun News NetworkShort of wearing baboon suits and painting themselves fluorescent pink, Rae and his 34-member MP caucus can't seem to get on the media radar these days. A shiny new NDP leader and a New Democrat filibuster in the Commons has squeezed the Liberals out "

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Baboon article from CANOE - Liberals look for some attention, even some lovin'

Author wrote : " Liberals look for some attention, even some lovin'CANOEShort of wearing baboon suits and painting themselves fluorescent pink, Rae and his 34-member MP caucus can't seem to get on the media radar these days. A shiny new NDP leader and a New Democrat filibuster in the Commons has squeezed the Liberals out "

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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Baboon article from Manoramaonline - How to train the hubby

Author wrote : " How to train the hubbyManoramaonlineYou cant expect a baboon to learn to flip on command in one session, just like Amy couldnt expect her husband Scott to begin regularly picking up his dirty socks by praising him once for picking up a single sock. With the baboon you first reward a "

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Baboon article from OzarksFirst.com - Wild Animal Safari Welcomes Newborn Baboon

Author wrote : " Wild Animal Safari Welcomes Newborn BaboonOzarksFirst.com"Overnight we had a baby baboon," says Jenny Reisch. It arrived overnight and is already getting plenty of attention. Staffers knew mother baboon Dutchess was expecting, and this morning found a cuddly surprise. A baby, about the size of a human baby, "

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Baboon article from Historic City News - Congress of baboons convenes in St Augustine

Author wrote : " Congress of baboons convenes in St AugustineHistoric City NewsNow consider a group of Baboons. They are the loudest, most dangerous, most obnoxious, most viciously aggressive and least intelligent of all primates. What is the proper collective noun for a group of baboons? Explains a lot about the folks that move "

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Baboon article from Hollywood.com - 'Rock of Ages' Trailer: Tom Cruise Sings Bon Jovi, Befriends Baboon

Author wrote : " 'Rock of Ages' Trailer: Tom Cruise Sings Bon Jovi, Befriends BaboonHollywood.com "

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Monday, April 2, 2012

Baboon article from Smithsonian - This is one of five known X - rays of Hitler's head…

Author wrote : " This is one of five known X-rays of Hitler's head…SmithsonianA leopard, seconds away from killing a terrified baboon, in a hair-raising picture that was, photographer John Dominis admits, entirely staged "

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