What are some of the ways that have been proven that chimps are like
humans that most people would not believe?  Either physical actions,
emotions, culture, etc.

Hello knowledge007-ga,

I happened to be reading a book on this topic recently, by an expert
on chimpanzee behavior, Frans de Waal.  The book was The Ape and The
Sushi Master, which deals with the behavior of various primates
including chimpanzees.  He has also written a book called Chimpanzee
Politics, on a group of chimpanzees at a zoo in the Netherlands.  In
general, the de Waal books might be a good place to delve into the
surprising world of chimpanzees.  (I presume that books by Jane
Goodall, cited in the fourth link below, would also be good, though I
haven't read any personally.)  As the following web pages indicate,
chimps can paint, practice politics (traditional and sexual), develop
a local culture, recognize themselves in the mirror, use stones and
anvils to crack nuts (and teach their children to do so), create
footwear, etc.

"The Ape and the Sushi Master"
Living Links
http://www.emory.edu/LIVING_LINKS/i/SushiMaster.html

"The Copper, the Ape and the Spider" [second article, by Lewis
Darnell]
Oxford Student
http://www.oxfordstudent.com/2002-02-28/ox2/4

"Chimpanzee Politics"
Barnes & Noble
http://btobsearch.barnesandnoble.com/textbooks/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?userid=5BJR2S6TIQ&btob=Y&isbn=0801863368

"Chimpanzees"
Chimp Haven
http://www.chimphaven.org/chimps.htm

I hope that this information is helpful.

- justaskscott-ga


Search terms used on Google:

"ape and the sushi master" chimpanzees
"chimpanzee politics"
"de waal" chimpanzees politics culture tools
"de waal" chimpanzees politics culture nuts termites

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Request for Answer Clarification by knowledge007-ga on 27 Jun 2003 08:58 PDT

I just clicked on the links and really did see an answer to my question:
What are some of the ways that have been proven that chimps are like
humans that most people would not believe?
I was looking for a list of 10-20 things.

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Clarification of Answer by justaskscott-ga on 27 Jun 2003 12:41 PDT

Everything listed in the sentence "As the following web pages indicate
..." is mentioned in those pages.

However, if you need more examples and links, I'll be happy to find
them.  (Your question said "some of the ways"; now you have clarified
that you're looking for "10-20" ways.)

I will post the additional examples and links some time this weekend. 
If I'm failing to understand what you want, please let me know.

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Clarification of Answer by justaskscott-ga on 29 Jun 2003 22:20 PDT

I had some unexpected and necessary work to do this evening.  I hope
you will not mind if I supplement my answer tomorrow.

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Clarification of Answer by justaskscott-ga on 30 Jun 2003 18:48 PDT

These pages will provide you with more than 10-20 ways in which
chimpanzees are surprisingly like humans.  If you need me to list any
of them, please let me know.  But I figure that you will enjoy
browsing through the articles on the first site and the behaviors
listed on the second site, and choosing your own favorite examples.

"Similarities to People" [click on "So Like Us" to read more]
Chimpanzee Central
http://www.janegoodall.org/chimp_central/chimpanzees/similarities/

Chimpanzee Cultures [click on "Search" to view behaviors and examples
by name]
http://138.251.146.69/cultures3/

You may check this link
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993744 that says that
chimps and humans share 99.4% of key DNA. Furthermore, there's a
debate now to decide if chimps should be in the human tree (no pun
intended). If accepted, chimpancees will not be only our cousins, but
our brothers.