I'd rather get a domesticated chimpanzee to help with chores. If someone else, preferably someone with little fear of death and nothing to live for, could get on it, I would appreciate that.
i wonder if we could selectively breed them to be able to speak? like how much time would it take to breed the intelligence and necessary vocal stuff to make that possible
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terranoid@lemmy.cafe · 47 pts · 18d
Racoons first
Notyou@sopuli.xyz · 17 pts · 18d
Those thumbs would get them into trouble.
hydrashok@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 18d
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 18d
I met a couple with a pet raccoon once. They said it got into everything all the time and generally caused mischief constantly.
wraekscadu@vargar.org · 6 pts · 18d
Hello, cat pfp that looks like a dick at first glance! How've you been?
Notyou@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 17d
Still trying to live my best life. I need to go to the gym more, but overall good. How are things with you?
wraekscadu@vargar.org · 2 pts · 15d
Nice! Eh something similar I suppose. "Life". Exploring dating though! I feel like I've met that "someone". Let's see how it goes haha
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 18d
Have thumbs, can confirm.
communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz · 1 pts · 17d
They do not have thumbs.
churrodestroyer@lemmy.zip · 20 pts · 18d
Maybe it's like wheat? Cook it once to get bread and twice to get toast.
Has anybody tried domesticating a golden retriever a second time?
SPRUNTnsfw@fedinsfw.app · 20 pts · 18d
How about we work on domesticating people. Seems we've allowed the feral ones to get out of control.
explodicle@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 17d
Don't you see? They've domesticated us. The other apes would've beaten the billionaires to death by now.
Fmstrat@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 16d
Why does this feel like advocating for slavery..
Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 18d
I'd rather get a domesticated chimpanzee to help with chores. If someone else, preferably someone with little fear of death and nothing to live for, could get on it, I would appreciate that.
xkbx@startrek.website · 37 pts · 18d
Mr Burns, please, you’re crossing the line from everyday villainy to cartoonish super-villainy
Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 18d
Shut up Smithers! Just get these tranquilized apes into the van before the zookeepers get wise to us!
village604@adultswim.fan · 13 pts · 18d
That sounds like owning a slave with extra steps.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 18d
Wait......when you say slave, do you mean like a black person in the southern states of the USA during the mid 1800s?
Or do you mean like a naked guy, wearing only a leather mask, collar, butt plug, and chastity device?
Because both are slaves. Both will do your housework. But they are VASTLY different experiences for all involved.
Funnily enough, both get whipped.
okwhateverdude@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 18d
I feel like this would be like basically selectively breeding the down syndrome equivalent into them
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 18d
My time to shine!!!! Oh, but also I'm very lazy.
dharmacurious@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 18d
I've seen this movie. It ends with a nuclear explosion that throws two of the new ape-people back in time!
Simulation6@sopuli.xyz · 10 pts · 18d
They already did foxes, didn’t they?
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 18d
And the fox was ok with this? What did the fox say?
strawberry_enjoyer42@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 18d
Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow?
humorlessrepost@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 18d
It made friends with a dog. They were the best of friends, having so much fun together. They weren’t even aware they were such a funny pair.
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 18d
As a switch, a service top, and a (hybrid) wolf: yes hello
SaltyIceteaMaker@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 18d
i wonder if we could selectively breed them to be able to speak? like how much time would it take to breed the intelligence and necessary vocal stuff to make that possible