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Woohoo! WMDs! by Kickstart2006-11-19 12:55:59
  There goes our main excuse for the war. (n/t) by micahrosenwolfe2003-06-06 12:26:27
    The oil is gone? by Naruki2003-06-06 12:36:36
      He said "excuse", not reason. ;-) (n/t) by BloodyViking2003-06-06 12:43:08
        Whew! I was worried for a second... by Naruki2003-06-06 12:45:34
          Now THAT's anthropomorphization. by LionsPhil2003-06-06 12:53:11
            Finally! by Naruki2003-06-06 12:59:59
              Whatever, 'ruki. by LionsPhil2003-06-06 13:02:47
                That's cause your complex, abstract by Naruki2003-06-06 13:17:34
                  What about this? by subbywan2006-11-19 12:55:59
                    What about it? by Naruki2003-06-06 13:27:09
                      It shows that non-humans are self-aware by subbywan2003-06-06 13:32:36
                        How does a study of chimpanzees show by LurkerMo2003-06-06 13:39:46
                          Proof of concept. by subbywan2003-06-06 13:46:29
                            Self-respect != self-aware. by Naruki2003-06-06 13:54:46
                              Yes. Already corrected myself there. by subbywan2003-06-06 13:58:33
                                Try this on for size: by BloodyViking2003-06-06 14:07:41
                                Not at all by subbywan2003-06-06 14:12:10
                                Only the alpha male gets to breed. by BloodyViking2003-06-06 14:25:03
                                Which shows that it's not a purely survival by subbywan2003-06-06 14:36:45
                                Okay, survival and procreative instincts then. by BloodyViking2003-06-06 14:43:03
                                In some yes. IN others no. by subbywan 2003-06-06 15:11:44
Humans have sex for pleasure as do dolphins. Monkeys masturbate.

Granted, that could be a habit. I know it is in some humans :)

I can understand an animal (humans included) showing off to attract a female. No question there. But why do it when you're on your own?

Practice? Possibly. But that assumes that the animal in question may be alpha-male some day. In non-Darwin environments, I can see that happening (like zoos, bars, etc), but showing off your weaknesses in the wild will get you whipped (if it's your own species) or killed (if prey is watching).

Either way, if you're NOT the alpha male, it is safer to limit yawning to non-boasts, which is what instinct would push for.

So if they are doing boastful yawnings, only in private, it must be for some personal reason, like humans getting all brave AFTER the fight (Yeah! Come back here and say that!)
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                                Dolphins enjoy being gang raped? by Naruki2003-06-06 16:35:53
                                Now who is poisoning the well? by subbywan2003-06-06 16:54:22
                                Do you know jack squat about dolphins? by Naruki2003-06-06 17:20:39
                                So when you lose you now attack me? :) by subbywan2003-06-06 17:31:48
                                Try to understand. by BloodyViking2003-06-09 07:39:58

 

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