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all4naija: Hahaha... There has always been many attempts to eulogize chimps for centuries as animals which can think because they are close relative of human on the biological classification of things. Indeed, I didn't border to read write-up on the BBC as that was what I was having in mind when I saw your link. I will try to watch the video later on when I am chanced to do so probably on YouTube.

Nevertheless, there is nothing about mathematically qualified species in that news by my guessing. The ability to count and recount is nothing beyond exercising of basic or high instincts. The evidence to that from my objection to chimpanzees as primates is on something that has to do with recognition. It is difficult for such apes to recognize themselves on a mirror even with when well trained on the use of it. Please, psychologist are fervently good at alluding to behaviors as per reaction to the environment and thoughts quickly counting them as something on the ground of thinking, it is preposterous to say the least without pointing how reasoning part of the brain is responsible in this judgment in comparison to those which actually think.

I am still very interested on how much have been done to find out if these animals possess the reasoning part of the brain and the brain cells before concluding on thinking. Rational judgment is something beyond merely recognition of numbers(that is instincts in every animals) to count those number based on the animal judgment, is not possible going by that would be something irrational, not clear to humans(who can think). Then it is clear to recognize those numbers at rudimentary level of training by the animals point to the instincts given to them by nature which is not rational judgment carried out with processing of ideas,etc by their own volition, beyond recognition and make something logical from it reasonably. Not through training only such thinking ability can be said to exist, if not, it is only by instincts animals perform these basic rudimentary in nature.

I still think psychologists, sociologists and Anthropologists are not looking at the right place to ascertain what they think about animals that think. They should be looking at the brain which is all encompassing in this regard. Not just looking at the brain but the parts responsible for logical reasoning and cognitive activities!