[hellbender]

In her fascinating book, Animals in Translation, Temple Grandin observes that some animals can perform amazing mental feats, analogous to those of human autistic savants. That idea can also be found at:

http://www.grandin.com/inc/animals.in.translation.ch7.html

It's also worth considering that young humans can learn some things, like languages, far more easily than adults. The article in the OP tested young chimps against adult humans.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks!

[SunkenCiv]

thanks again hellbender.

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Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson paperback Google books Google search her other website

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