Comments on: Bonobo Cannibalism? http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2010/06/03/bonobo-cannibalism/ Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:28:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: On Human Social Dominance Hierarchies « http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2010/06/03/bonobo-cannibalism/#comment-44730 On Human Social Dominance Hierarchies « Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:13:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/?p=8961#comment-44730 [...] although, as recent observations indicate, not so benign with each other as to be above occasional infanticide and subsequent cannibalism (that’s a link to an article about the cannibalism incident that rocked the bonobo world a few [...] [...] although, as recent observations indicate, not so benign with each other as to be above occasional infanticide and subsequent cannibalism (that’s a link to an article about the cannibalism incident that rocked the bonobo world a few [...]

]]> By: Rudi http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2010/06/03/bonobo-cannibalism/#comment-44729 Rudi Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:36:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/?p=8961#comment-44729 I have to agree with the post from gillt (#3). Unless there is more to the message from David H. than you quoted here, you have jumped from what was said to what you want the message to be. Sorry - David H. might be missing the point, but what you quoted does not suggest that we should stop studying bonobos, nor that we should allow them to become extinct. I have to agree with the post from gillt (#3). Unless there is more to the message from David H. than you quoted here, you have jumped from what was said to what you want the message to be. Sorry – David H. might be missing the point, but what you quoted does not suggest that we should stop studying bonobos, nor that we should allow them to become extinct.

]]> By: Thomas http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2010/06/03/bonobo-cannibalism/#comment-44728 Thomas Fri, 04 Jun 2010 06:44:57 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/?p=8961#comment-44728 There are human tribes that eat at least part of their dead as part of the burial ritual, so if you want to be nice to the bonobos, call it a burial ritual, not cannibalism. Who knows, it may even be true. There are human tribes that eat at least part of their dead as part of the burial ritual, so if you want to be nice to the bonobos, call it a burial ritual, not cannibalism. Who knows, it may even be true.

]]> By: gillt http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2010/06/03/bonobo-cannibalism/#comment-44727 gillt Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:39:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/?p=8961#comment-44727 How did you go from what David H. said here: "Of course bonobos have not been studied nearly as extensively as chimps. Maybe it’s only a matter of time before we see infanticide...Who knows?" to assuming this "Oh, why are we even studying them? Oh, let’s just let them go extinct because who cares about them anyway" ?? What are the behavioral distinctions between intraspecific scavenging which was witnessed and infaticide? Is one more rare among primates than the other? How did you go from what David H. said here: “Of course bonobos have not been studied nearly as extensively as chimps. Maybe it’s only a matter of time before we see infanticide…Who knows?”

to assuming this “Oh, why are we even studying them? Oh, let’s just let them go extinct because who cares about them anyway” ??

What are the behavioral distinctions between intraspecific scavenging which was witnessed and infaticide? Is one more rare among primates than the other?

]]> By: ponderingfool http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2010/06/03/bonobo-cannibalism/#comment-44726 ponderingfool Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:57:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/?p=8961#comment-44726 How much monitoring of the bonobos has taken place relative to chimps? How much monitoring of the bonobos has taken place relative to chimps?

]]> By: Mort http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2010/06/03/bonobo-cannibalism/#comment-44725 Mort Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:49:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/?p=8961#comment-44725 Fascinating. Thanks! Fascinating. Thanks!

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