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...turns out it does. Adhering to the old saying "monkey see, monkey do," monkeys in the study appeared to favor those who mimicked them - even when the imitator was a member of another species (Homo sapiens). The authors of the paper, Annika Paukner of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Animal Center and her colleague Pier Ferrari as well as two Italian researchers, structured the study this way: two experimenters, each holding a small plastic ball, faced each monkey in its cage (10 monkeys in all participated). The monkey was given an identical ball. One of the experimenters imitated whatever...
...Annika Sorenstam. Michelle Wie. Danica Patrick. And now...Kim Bain-Moore. Like those pioneering female athletes before her, Bain-Moore is going up against the guys. A 28-year old angler from Australia, she will become the first woman to compete in the 39-year history of the Bassmaster Classic, the Super Bowl of pro bass fishing. The three-day tournament starts Friday, Feb. 20 on Louisiana's Red River. Bain spoke to TIME's Sean Gregory about her first catch, the sport's old-boys network, and the, er, logistical challenges facing female fishing pros. (Read "Riding the Bass...
RETIRED "It's over," said Annika Sorenstam, 38, on Nov. 22 after she failed to qualify for the third round of golf's ADT Championship. Sorenstam announced in May that she would retire at the end of the 2008 LPGA season. It became official after she came just two shots short of making it to the next round. She ends her career as a Hall of Famer with 72 LPGA wins and 89 career wins...
...rally his squad at dinner Saturday. Sophomore Mia Kabasakalis, who finished yesterday with a round of 76, recalled her coach’s motivating pep talk. “He said that they are going to make the decision they are going to make, and if Tiger [Woods] or Annika [Sorenstam] played in a tournament and had this happen, they would not have a victim’s attitude, but would be determined to go play golf and crush the rest of the field.” Listening to their coach, and perhaps keeping Tiger and Annika in mind, Harvard...
...sports fans, there's nothing more disappointing than to see a career end before we want it to. This week, the world learned that two soon would. Belgian tennis player Justine Henin and Swedish golfer Annika Sorenstam both announced their retirements. Sorenstam, a career Grand Slam winner, is 37. Henin, a seven-time Grand Slam champion and current world No. 1, is 25. Neither plays a sport in which youth is at a premium. So it is difficult not to feel cheated: we will never again see Henin's spry figure unleashing shots with such a variety of spins that...