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#238609 - 01/04/12 03:47 AM Orangutans go ape for social networking
dougwalkabout Offline
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This may or may not be accidental commentary on social networking fanatics. But it made me laugh.

The headline: Orangutans go ape for social networking

The image says it all: http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/57603000/jpg/_57603597_57603596.jpg

Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16354093

I leave you to draw your own conclusions. grin

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#238611 - 01/04/12 04:14 AM Re: Orangutans go ape for social networking [Re: dougwalkabout]
Bingley Offline
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I thought that was a pretty cool news story, too. It shows some animals aren't so far from us humans -- or maybe it's we humans who are not so far from animals? We all need friends.

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