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July 6, 2007

Strange But True!

Q. Do any other species dream in their sleep, and how would we know? They certainly couldn't tell us about it.

A. Guess again. Chimpanzees like humans are heavily visual, and when the famous chimp Washoe was taught sign language, she would often combine the symbols for “sleep” and “pictures,” says Jim Horne in “Sleepfaring.” Pretty impressive testimony.


 
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