On Mon, 17 Jan 2000 13:32:29 -0800, Bill Dooley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Important, certainly, but not everything.
>
>A program on animal emotion on PBS showed a troupe of baboons and the
>psychological intimidation that the dominant male exerts merely by
>loitering near potential mating pairs. Often the subordinate male will
>get the hint and walk away.
>
>The point: subordinate male baboons in the wild can suffer so much
>psychological stress that they develop peptic ulcers, hardening of the
>arteries, and heart disease. So much for Mother Nature's endowment of
>perfect health.

I did not see the program in question, but I would caution that ALL programming
on PBS is designed to promote a specific agenda - including and especially the
"science" programming - where 40 years of research producing a 4000 page report
is condensed to a 40 minute TV program...


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Cheers,

Ken
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