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The Geekiest Animals in History

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the furry-pocket-protectors dept.

Flipper writes "CNET has compiled a list of the geekiest animals throughout history. The entries include such peculiar characters as Ham The Astrochimp (the first chimp in space), Schrödinger's Cat (used to demonstrate quantum superposition) and Hans, a horse who could apparently do complex mathematics and read words. The classics are there too, Pavlov's dogs get a well-deserved mention, as does Dolly The Sheep. What sounds like a pretty bizarre list is actually strangely interesting — some of these animals are seriously geeky."

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  1. Re:Not a chance by HMC+CS+Major · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Passed out drunk.

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  2. "heartlessly cruel" by sacrilicious · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    From TFA:
    Pavlov could effectively make his dog salivate by ringing a bell even if there was no food to eat -- a heartlessly cruel but fascinating achievement.
    Um, if that's "heartlessly cruel", you're going to have to sit down while I tell you what's going on at Guantanamo.
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  3. Re:Where is Laika? by polar+red · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    'but looking at an ape is like looking in a mirror'
    Not for me it does ... You ?

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