Monkeys stone herdsman in Kenya

From: Mark M. Mills (mmills@htcomp.net)
Date: Thu Feb 24 2000 - 18:34:26 GMT

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    For those interested in primate memetics, there is an interesting AP
    newstory today titled 'Report: thirsty Monkeys Stone Herder to Death in
    Kenya.'

    http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGI4A1PH25C.html

    "Ali Adam Hussein and other herdsmen had stopped to water their cattle at a
    pool in the northeastern Wajir district on Saturday when a group of wild
    monkeys attacked them with stones, the independent daily East African
    Standard said. " Hussein died of severe head injuries. The article blames
    the attack on drought conditions.

    For the monkeys to successfully accomplish this semi-military feat, there
    needs to have been imitation, previous stone throwing practice, and social
    coordination. The attack required memes.

    Mark

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