daveh
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Zoo
Jul 18, 2011 8:34:24 GMT -5
Post by daveh on Jul 18, 2011 8:34:24 GMT -5
Bob, you're right in that. We probably pay 'over the odds' for the improvement, and even with the drop in price over a period it is normally more than what it replaces. I'm sure you're too in that bodies are more affected than lenses in terms of discounting in the life of the item. The manufacturers seem to have to bring out a new body at frequent intervals to keep up with the others.
Dave.
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Jul 19, 2011 17:08:51 GMT -5
Post by barbarian on Jul 19, 2011 17:08:51 GMT -5
After seeing a lot of anthropoid primates in research and zoos, I'm convinced that they are almost never happy. They are in prison and they know it, unless they have a very large area and privacy. Zoos have to be extremely careful with the apes; they are clever escape artists.
The most poignant example I know of was a particularly clever Australian orangutan named Karta. She constructed a ladder out of branches, covered an electrical fence, and climbed out of her enclosure. From the top of the wall, she surveyed human civilization for a few minutes and then returned to her home.
They are smarter than we think.
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mickeyobe
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Jul 19, 2011 17:24:51 GMT -5
Post by mickeyobe on Jul 19, 2011 17:24:51 GMT -5
"...she surveyed human civilization for a few minutes and then returned to her home."
So who evolved from whom?
Mickey
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Zoo
Jul 19, 2011 17:36:08 GMT -5
Post by nikonbob on Jul 19, 2011 17:36:08 GMT -5
Humans hardly ever give animals enough credit.
Bob
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daveh
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Jul 20, 2011 18:15:06 GMT -5
Post by daveh on Jul 20, 2011 18:15:06 GMT -5
Bob, that reminds me of Eliza Doolittle, "In Hertford, Hereford and Hampshire, hurricanes hardly ever happen."
Many animals are very clever.......but can they take a decent photo?
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Jul 20, 2011 21:44:26 GMT -5
Post by nikonbob on Jul 20, 2011 21:44:26 GMT -5
There is at least one that can take a decent photo according to a recent news item.
Bob
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