in 503194 20060223 215014 Roger wrote:
The message
from John Cartmell contains these words:

[specifically about V. vulpes - but generally about all animals except H.
sapiens]

They can learn from experience but much of their behaviour is driven by
instinct.

As arguably is much of yours - including, as an example, the acquisition of
grammar. Foxes are social animals and much of their behaviour is based on
learning rather than instinct alone. Much like yours.

It is a moot point how much is learnt and how much is instinct but foxes
do not reason.

That's right, Roger, stick to your view that humans are special and unique,
put here by God, who also put a few million other species here for us to eat
and play with. You are closer to the chimpanzee than you think.