Should a Chimpanzee Be Considered a Person?

[vitaly]

male lions old enough to go force themselves into another pride will kill the other males if they can't escape, then go to the cubs that they did not father and kill them so that the lionesses will go into heat again; then they can therefore get busy and make their own babies. they also will mutilate each other's genitals

imagine if a human was to do that to other humans, it would be horrible right?

i saw on a nature show one time where a type of ferret go into a nest of young baby ferrets and raped all of the females. his seed will stay inside the little girl ferrets and when they mature the seed will impregnate them.

imagine if a human was to do that to other humans, it would be horrible right?

we can't judge their behavior on eachother the way we'd judge ourselves. wild animals are just that. wild. they are wild animals and do wild animal things. they are not horrible, just doing what they are programmed to do

Good point. One more reason not to give them human rights. Most people seem to think that chimps are these cute little guys on TV commercials (dressed as humans, riding bicycles or smocking pipes). All those chimps on TV are babies. I wonder what happens to them all after they mature. I can't imagine the anyone can handle such a strong and violent animal.

 

[vitaly]

male lions old enough to go force themselves into another pride will kill the other males if they can't escape, then go to the cubs that they did not father and kill them so that the lionesses will go into heat again; then they can therefore get busy and make their own babies. they also will mutilate each other's genitals

imagine if a human was to do that to other humans, it would be horrible right?

i saw on a nature show one time where a type of ferret go into a nest of young baby ferrets and raped all of the females. his seed will stay inside the little girl ferrets and when they mature the seed will impregnate them.

imagine if a human was to do that to other humans, it would be horrible right?

we can't judge their behavior on eachother the way we'd judge ourselves. wild animals are just that. wild. they are wild animals and do wild animal things. they are not horrible, just doing what they are programmed to do

Good point. One more reason not to give them human rights. Most people seem to think that chimps are these cute little guys on TV commercials (dressed as humans, riding bicycles or smocking pipes). All those chimps on TV are babies. I wonder what happens to them all after they mature. I can't imagine the anyone can handle such a strong and violent animal.