Curiosity
I saw something interesting that made me think.
It was a mention of great apes communicating using sign language with humans. They've been doing it since the 1960s. It's incredible, that they could learn sign language from us.
In all that time, though, they've never asked us a single question.
Great apes are incredibly curious. They're fascinated by everything around them. Except us, it seems.
I've been thinking about this all day, wondering if the notion of asking a question is so foreign to them that they don't understand. Researchers ask them questions, though, all the time. Would they not learn how from us?
It's a mystery, and a welcome distraction.
