From: Dick.Gray@bull.com
Date: Wed Jan 13 1999 - 08:40:10 MST
Ian writes:
>Also, most primates aren't carnivores, and
>as I recall, if they eat any flesh it's less
>than 10% of their diet (the great apes are
>strict vegetarians), and so the idea of a
>human "hunting instinct" seems debatable.
Actually, chimps will enthusiastically eat meat when the opportunity
presents itself. They've even been known (very occasionally) to stalk and
kill small animals for food. The other great apes do seem to be strict
vegetarians, though.
Dick
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