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China Using Troop of Trained Monkeys To Guard Air Base
samzenpus (5) writes "No, they don't have guns and they don't ride on top of drones. Instead the small troop of macaques have been trained to guard air bases from birds who often get caught in aircraft engines. Government sources say the monkeys have proven more effective than netting, scarecrows, firecrackers and soldiers with live ammunition in dealing with birds. From the article: 'The macaques are trained to respond to precise whistle commands from their handlers, according to the Chinese military, leaping into action, clambering up trees to destroy nests and scare away birds, according to an account on China's Air Force News Web site on Sunday. The particular air force base employing the monkeys was left unidentified, described simply as being in the Beijing military zone. Base commanders in the account said the monkeys have destroyed more than 180 nests, at a pace of six to eight nests per monkey per day.'"
they are 'evolutionarily challenged', that's all.
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"It is now safe to switch off your computer."
Does this mean the Typing Shakespeare project is on hold?
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I wonder if they have opportunities to teach these behaviors to wild monkeys who will someday destroy all the bird nests in China.
"they don't have guns and they don't ride on top of drones"
Troll is not a replacement for I disagree.
You haven't read The Mythical Monkey Month have you?
THL phish sticks
personally, I'm tired of Congress.
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I'm curious if this is the same troupe of monkeys that were recently laid off from Microsoft, after they completed Windows 8.
Nah — these are trained monkeys.
Thank you, Edward Snowden.
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ah, you didn't hear about the union they started on the second day then? Extra smoke breaks and safety features like having two spotters for each monkey that climbs a tree really cuts into productivity.
Don't complain about syntax, grammar, or spelling. There is no.hell like input on android.
You forgot that from the total number of monkeys you must subtract those monkeys involved in:
HR
Project Management
Engineering
Catering
Procurement
Once we do this it's clear that the actual number of Monkey's involved far exceeds those quoted. The Chinese are clearly fudging the numbers to make the project appear to be viable.