Colobus monkey medicine – BBC
Posted by admin on Jul 19, 2009
Colobus monkeys have delevoped a novel way of healing themselves by using the man-made environment around them to it’s full potential and stealing charcoal. Amazing wildlife film from BBC Worldwide.
Duration : 0:2:31
2:05 EHH!! EHEYEH!! …
2:05 EHH!! EHEYEH!!!!
i wouldnt care id …
i wouldnt care id blast em just for fun
PS: If I caught …
PS: If I caught them stealing–they’d get buckshot in the !
Can you hunt them …
Can you hunt them legally?
monkey future
monkey future
Monkeys are awesome.
Monkeys are awesome.
blame it all to god …
blame it all to god, god knows everything. as religious people say.
probably trial and …
probably trial and error, years of experimenting
lol… pretty …
lol… pretty clever… how’d they know that could cure them?? is it in their instinct???
yeah.. lol
yeah.. lol
yup..and make their …
yup..and make their own charcoal..
pretty soon those …
pretty soon those smart little buggers will b setting fire 2 trees………lol
They do communicate …
They do communicate guys. That chittering and high squeaks. Its language. Any pet owner can tell you their animal tries to audibly communicate with them. Eventually someone will figure out how to match their actions with their sounds.
Well agreed, I do …
Well agreed, I do the same with food I eat. You’ll notice the effects within 2-4 hours of eating in regards to your activities.
probably trial and …
probably trial and error, a monkey may have found that he can eat more by eating charcoal, and then by habit he just goes back, then others will see this and try the same
PUNKERMONKEYS
PUNKERMONKEYS
how did the colobus …
how did the colobus monkey discover human made charcoal helps their stomachache??? Perhaps there had been trees burnt or strike by lightning and they knew these burnt wood help?