Could this be another 100th monkey...?

[Moriarty]

I thought this little observation is a curious and amusing story. I wasn't sure where to put it, so thought here was a good place.

Driving home the other day and sitting waiting for the traffic lights to change, I observed a pair of enterprising mynah birds. I really don't like mynah birds because they are a nuisance, spread disease and lice and are just pests, but this pair had a good plan going well. They sat on the traffic poles targeting tall cars such as landcruisers. When one was stopped by the lights, they would swoop down and quickly clean up the car of bugs...external mirrors, sun-visor, carry rack.

Well hey, it saves having to waste energy on flying and searching! Wondering if it may turn out to be like the 100th monkey story. Pretty smart, I'd say.

[nothuman]

So little frog....what made you think of the 100th monkey rather than just a couple of clued up Mynah birds?

[royster]

Mynah birds?

Ah yuh sure thay ahn't adults?

[desertrat]

For thoes of you that dont know the 100 th monkey goes like this , Teach 1 monkey to peal a banana before eating it , that 1 monkey knows , after teaching the 100 th monkey all monkeys ever where know . I think this works through a colicitive conscious some way . On the mynah birds , maby there brains work togher , or maby one saw another getting a bunch of bugs on tall cars stoped for a light and they just coppied each other . desert rat

[Moriarty]

nothuman & desertrat....

You could be right, maybe they are just have one more brain cell then the rest. That's why I put the ?mark behind the '100th monkey'. I know the story and you just never know...mynah's evolving...god help us!

[Moriarty]

Originally Posted by royster

Ah yuh sure thay ahn't adults?

HA HA

[Moriarty]

Note that these birds targeted only the tall cars and not the average car. This means that they've also figured out that landcruisers and small trucks offer more yummy treats. Up there for thinking!

[nothuman]

Note to self : pay more attention at traffic lights .... you might learn something about evolution......darn radio .......

[desertrat]

Either the bigger trucks hit more bugs , or they are going in to areas that have a lot of bugs . I remember a guy telling me kids would come up and steal tools out of his a/c truck while stopped at the light at 7 th ave. and Van Buren in Phoenix . desert rat

[Wax Frog]

Poor 99th monkey never gets any credit...

[cacheborn]

Cool story. Yes, that they chose tall cars is smart.

Animals have been known to exhibit such intelligent behaviors.
Here is one cute example.

BBC News - Octopus snatches coconut and runs

[Moriarty]

Originally Posted by desertrat

Either the bigger trucks hit more bugs , or they are going in to areas that have a lot of bugs . I remember a guy telling me kids would come up and steal tools out of his a/c truck while stopped at the light at 7 th ave. and Van Buren in Phoenix . desert rat

I agree desertrat and just goes to show there's enterprising in all species

[Moriarty]

Originally Posted by cacheborn

Cool story. Yes, that they chose tall cars is smart.

Animals have been known to exhibit such intelligent behaviors.
Here is one cute example.

BBC News - Octopus snatches coconut and runs

LOL..that's too funny...talk about recycling

[Moriarty]

Originally Posted by nothuman

Note to self : pay more attention at traffic lights .... you might learn something about evolution......darn radio .......

hehe...tune in nh..and not to the radio

[Moriarty]

Originally Posted by Wax Frog

Poor 99th monkey never gets any credit...

Someone has to be the 99th

[desertrat]

Originally Posted by Wax Frog

Poor 99th monkey never gets any credit...

Its critter 1-99 that gets bugs , or pealed banana first . When number 100 knows they all know , ever where . desert rat

[Moriarty]

Originally Posted by desertrat

Its critter 1-99 that gets bugs , or pealed banana first . When number 100 knows they all know , ever where . desert rat

See this is the problem! Then before yer know it, the whole neighbourhood has moved in and yer street cred is out the window. It aint so easy to come up with new enterprise these days and keep it too yourself.