Love for monkeys heats up as Chinese New Year sets in
A complete mammoth skull has been unearthed in southern England, only the second to be found in Britain.
The monkey, a symbol of cleverness and vitality, has found favor with the Chinese more than ever before as its sheepish predecessor, the goat, prepares to cede its place on the Chinese Lunar New Year falling on Thursday. […] According to the General History of Tibet, Tibetan legends on man's evolution from monkeys had been told in 800 AD, 1,000 years before Charles Darwin was born.
…Although I'm sure the people who invented these legends would be the first to concede that Darwin gave their theory some much-needed scientific credibility!