Tool-Using Chimps
from the so,-exactly-what-is-it-that-makes-us-so-special? dept.
Reported today in the journal Science is the story of a band of West African chimpanzees that use stone hammers to open a coconut-like nut. The chimps have apparently been using the tools for up to a century, teaching their offspring to carry on the practice.
March 14th, 2004 at 8:43 am
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