Det visar sig vid ytterligare efterforskningar att även schimpanser - och orangutanger - faktiskt kan lära sig att simma, även under vatten. Detta är helt groundbreaking, såklart, vilket även min källa (från 2013...) National Geographic är inne på:
"Scientists have observed apes swimming for the first time—and captured it all on film.
A refreshing swim may be a common activity for people, but not so for our ape kin—scientists have long noted apes’ fear of the water. Enter research team Renato and Nicole Bender, who shot videos of a chimpanzee named Cooper and an orangutan named Suryia in a swimming pool, playing just like humans.
The researchers said that although some monkey species—such as snow monkeys, proboscis monkeys, and macaques—frequently swim in their natural environment, the behavior hasn’t been observed in wild apes, and only anecdotally in captive apes."Så, det nya är att man har kunnat lära en schimpans och en orangutang att simma, i swimmingpool, i fångenskap.
"What are the significance of these findings?
Some researchers thought that apes could not swim because they didn’t have enough body fat. And we could show that they are able to swim, if circumstances allow. They’re like humans—they can learn to swim.
Another hypothesis said that apes couldn’t swim underwater because of breath control. A human’s ability to hold their breath was thought to be the reason we could talk and other animals couldn’t. But we saw the apes swimming under water, which showed they could control their breath for diving. But apes still do not talk, so there have to be other reasons why they can’t talk."Det här ställer hela strandape-teorin i nytt ljus. Kanske är vi tillbaka på ruta ett. För att hedra tidigare utfästelser vill jag passa på att dikta slappt om saken:
Har glött som en brinnande blunt,
i tron att vi simmade runt.
Men sumpapan sam,
samt orangutang,
så min teori blevo strunt.
Filosofisk majoritar-
ianism is in my guitar.
Så jag borde no'
ha justerat min tro,
till att strandapan äro bizarre.
"O Herre, Herre. Ingenting är mig mera motbjudande än att diskutera konklusioner ur falska propositioner."
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