[betty boop]

You better ask Coco (the ape who communicates in sign language) about this. But it's likely someone already has. She's grown past adolescence by now, so her answer is probably quite apt.

As to that allegation, Brother A, I would definitely need to see your evidence.

[unspun]

So, you would like more about the abilities of some animals, to conceptualize and communicate, would you?

Here are some links:

http://ilectric.com/browse/web/Science/Social_Sciences/Anthropology/Linguistic_Anthropology/Ape_Sign_Language/

http://www.koko.org/

http://www.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/perception/projects/primatech/

And for thoroughness' sake, an attempt at debunking (one will find somebody to debunk just about anything, especially on the 'net):

http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m1175/6_32/56883557/print.jhtml

[unspun]

So, you would like more about the abilities of some animals, to conceptualize and communicate, would you?

Here are some links...

Oops, and how could I have skipped this one (which will be especially interesting to you two, etherial abstractionist enthusiasts* that you are ;-):

http://www.enformy.com/$poster.html

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*pinging cornelis, so he can shake his head ;-)