Chimps Use Spears: Senegal Study

[Ivan Seeking]

Chimpanzees in Senegal have been observed making and using wooden spears to hunt other primates, according to a study in the journal Current Biology.

Researchers documented 22 cases of chimps fashioning tools to jab at smaller primates sheltering in cavities of hollow branches or tree trunks.[continued]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6387611.stm

 

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