Study Shows Monkeys Like Watching TV 103
According to a Japanese study, monkeys are not immune to the siren call of the idiot box. It seems rhesus monkeys enjoy watching videos of circus animals. From the article: "The study found that when the monkey was witnessing the acrobatic performances of circus animals on a television screen, the frontal lobe area of its brain became vigorously active. The activity in such an area was significant in reflecting the monkey's pleasure, as the human equivalent is a neurological area associated with triggering delight in a baby when it sees the smile of its mother."
And right now (Score:5, Funny)
Hundreds of millions of monkeys are watching other monkeys chasing a ball on TV. And deriving pleasure from it presumably.
Well duh. (Score:5, Funny)
Have you seen what's on TV these days?
Duh (Score:2, Funny)
Re:RACIST! (Score:1, Funny)
If an infinite number of monkeys (Score:3, Funny)
film everything they see, will one of them eventually create "Planet of the Apes"?
Just asking...
Re:And right now (Score:5, Funny)
Surely the monkey demographic explains the success of Reality TV. Perhaps it seems like science fiction to its biggest audience?
Re:If an infinite number of monkeys (Score:3, Funny)
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Alternate description: (Score:5, Funny)
Roger Waters knew all along... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:If an infinite number of monkeys (Score:3, Funny)
film everything they see, will one of them eventually create "Planet of the Apes"?
I'd have thought something more along the lines of "Planet of the Humans". :)
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