Re:Huge chimpanzee population thriving in remote Congo forest
by wavefunction on Saturday February 08, 2014 @11:28AM
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The comment about the prevalence of ground nesting is interesting. That was one of the first steps that led our ancestors out into the Savannah as far as I know. The trees no longer provide as much protection if you're not up in them.
And eating leopard! Are we sure we want to mess with them? We're going to find some poacher sometime soon stumbling out of the Bili forest, mumbling psychotically and covered in his friends' blood.
Re:Huge chimpanzee population thriving in remote Congo forest
by downer78 on Sunday February 09, 2014 @03:25AM
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It's "Congolese", and I think if adjectives were required to distinguish nationality, one might use "Democratic, Republican Congolese" or perhaps "the Congolese of the Democratic Republic."
I'm not sure if just "Democratic Congolese" works. And "Republican Congolese" or simply "Congolese" is probably best reserved for the smaller country bordering on the west, since it's named Republic of Congo. But really, I think citizens of both countries can pretty much share the title of "Congolese" in terms of ethnicity, wherever applicable. Their current borders and formalized names have only persisted since the late 90's.
Re:Huge chimpanzee population thriving in remote Congo forest
by jostmey on Saturday February 08, 2014 @05:02PM
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Check out this BBC documentary on Chimpanzees: "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTeLsEGPjdU". Watching it was an experience that forcibly reshaped my world-view about our place in the World.
Re:Huge chimpanzee population thriving in remote Congo forest
by seunosewa on Saturday February 08, 2014 @02:53PM
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Chimpanzees too. They love to hunt monkeys and eat them alive. They often gang up to attack individuals of their own species, eating their genitals and faces after beating them to a pulp. Knowing this, I don't feel sorry for endangered chimps in the same way that I'd feel sorry for Gorillas or Elephants for example, or even predators like lions.
Re:Huge chimpanzee population thriving in remote Congo forest
by tsotha on Saturday February 08, 2014 @05:20PM
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Yeah, I watched an Attenborough piece that put them in sort of a bad light. I'm glad I don't have to worry about my neighbor stealing and eating my kid.
And eating leopard! Are we sure we want to mess with them? We're going to find some poacher sometime soon stumbling out of the Bili forest, mumbling psychotically and covered in his friends' blood.
I'm not sure if just "Democratic Congolese" works. And "Republican Congolese" or simply "Congolese" is probably best reserved for the smaller country bordering on the west, since it's named Republic of Congo. But really, I think citizens of both countries can pretty much share the title of "Congolese" in terms of ethnicity, wherever applicable. Their current borders and formalized names have only persisted since the late 90's.
Sorry, couldn't help it.