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Does this count? The Baboon That Controlled a Railway for 9 Years - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpoLkMcQh24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpoLkMcQh24 Al
by e2le 7y ago
Does this count?
The Baboon That Controlled a Railway for 9 Years - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpoLkMcQh24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpoLkMcQh24
Although not factory work this Baboon was a productive member of society being paid in alcohol and a small wage.
- username90 7y agoIt wasn't clear but did the Baboon ever do the work without James being there? I agree it is impressive, but if the monkey couldn't man the position on its own, like doing the work and only getting the beer and pay once a week and no other rewards, then I don't think it counts.
- e2le 7y agoI'm not sure it matters if whether James was there or not so long as the Baboon was capable of performing the tasks without instruction from James which multiple sources appear to imply. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_(baboon) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_(baboon) https://web.archive.org/web/20160125001616/http://www.earthfoot.org/lit_zone/signalmn.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20160125001616/http://www.earthf...
- lostmsu 7y agoI think this is a pretty generous interpretation given how old and random the sources are.