Video Of The Week - Are You Smarter Than A Chimp?

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Humans believe that they are at the top of the food chain because they can outsmart any living being on this planet - While that may be true to some extent, animals, especially chimpanzees that share 99% of our DNA, are no dummies either.

In the video filmed by National Geographic, see how quickly and efficiently the chimp figures out how to get to a peanut that lies at the bottom of a fixed clear tube. But before you watch it, see if you can figure out the solution and prove to yourself and the world that you are . . . . . . Smarter than a chimp!

Resource: National Geographic.com

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  • spyderbyte
    spyderbyteover 8 years
    RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES!!!!
    • joealmost 9 years
      cool! never knew that
      • hey bae almost 9 years
        he is so so super duper smart
        • parthivalmost 9 years
          awsome
          • cool dude!almost 9 years
            did not know animals could do that!!
            • annabethc
              annabethcabout 9 years
              Seaweed brain! No, smart brain!
              • tbl5832
                tbl5832about 9 years
                hilarious.
                • girlz4life
                  girlz4lifeabout 9 years
                  The video was so funny! I would never think of that! Well in this case...lol!
                  • cool Guyabout 9 years
                    funny
                    • isaacm
                      isaacmabout 9 years
                      I'm in 3rd grade and learning about DNA and this perfectly ties into our unit of studies.
                      • girlz4life
                        girlz4lifeabout 9 years
                        I'm in 5th grade now and I remember in 3rd grade we didn't learn anything about DNA. We just learned about other random stuff...
                        • nikukyu
                          nikukyuabout 9 years
                          Oh my gosh I haven't learned about DNA let and I'm way past third grade! Wait, what did I learn in third grade science...? Heck, I don't remember!
                          • crystalmori
                            crystalmoriabout 9 years
                            All I remember was that we had some tadpoles we raised in a special case in the classroom. Actually, I don't think I had science in third grade, because I remember wondering when they were actually going to start having science classes.
                          • bigmelo
                            bigmeloabout 9 years
                            Good for you! I remember when I was your age, we learned about calculating the likeliness of dominant or recessive traits through Punnett squares. Are you learning that? :)
                            • isaacm
                              isaacmabout 9 years
                              DNA is awesome.