It was already stifling at 9 o'clock in the morning as I frantically took notes on what I was witnessing through my field glasses. Without warning a black, hairy arm reached out to smack an unsuspecting victim, immediately giving way to a frantic chase that roused the entire troop. With teeth bared, the large, muscular ape bared down on his assailant amidst high-pitched screams of excitement before a resounding smack reverberated beneath the canopy and signaled ...
... that it is time for you to CLICK HERE to read this fascinating post that bears on issues of Primate Psychology, Animal Rights, and Human Evolution, by Eric Michael Johnson, guest blogging at Neuron Culture.
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