Should Chimpanzees be viewed as persons under the law? That question appears to be getting some serious consideration in New York where a judge has granted two research chimps the writ of habeas corpus. They can now challenge their detention (which is something my cats have been doing for years).

+ Joshua Foer with an interesting piece in NatGeo: Breaking the communication barrier between dolphins and humans. “The question is not how smart are dolphins, but how are dolphins smart?”