In a message dated 8/20/99 7:10:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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<< but was refering to our common ancestor and adding that the fact
 that chimps hunt but do not cook shows that most probably our ancestors were
 hunting long before they took up cooking. >>

I agree and thank you! I have long wondered whether or not our ancestors
hunted before or after starting to use helicopters. Now that it is clear that
chimps hunt but do not cook I am more confident in concluding that most
probably our ancestors were hunting long before they took up helicopters.