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So? If I write something down as a child and forget it I can come back 60 years later and know what I wrote down.

Chimpanzees can not.



The question was whether there are animals who have better memory than humans. I named one: humans are not superior to animals in all cognitive capabilities.


See Nathan's response. They trained the chimp and threw the humans in blind against them.

Like I said, so close as to be almost immeasurable.




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