"...Chimps do it. Gorillas do it. Michael Phelps does it too. ..." [And so do the blind, and so do the disabled!]From the L.A. Times: "...This display of human pride and exuberance -- witnessed by millions when swimmer Phelps and teammates won the men's 400-meter freestyle relay for the U.S. on Sunday -- closely resembles the dominance displays of chimps and monkeys, which also feature outstretched arms and exaggerated postures, researchers said.
The animal world is filled with inflated displays of superiority, noted Daniel M.T. Fessler, a UCLA anthropologist not involved in the research. ..." [Link]
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