I have no idea whether bean chips cause flatulence, Del. They are certainly quite popular in my family, and I don't recall any problems. Of course, we are all very dainty eaters! ;^)
I found something very interesting in an old Earth Week, from the San Francisco Chronicle on August 30, 1997. Since you are interested in animals, I thought you would enjoy it:
Monkey Art
Monkeys have exhibited an artistic streak in captivity at a Maryland research facility, the New Scientist magazine reported. Ten capuchin monkeys were given clay spheres, stones, paint and leaves as raw materials, and then spent up to 30 minutes reshaping the clay with their hands and decorating it with paint and leaves. "They take great care. They were very focused when they were making them," said Gregory Westergaard from the National Institutes of Health Animal Center. Captivity may have awakened the animals' creativity since they did not have to spend time looking for food, or evading predators. "Art dosesn't happen unless you are smart, and I think such expressions are the inevitable consequence of an intelligent but restless mind," said Westergaard. |
