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Chimpanzees ‘hunt using spears’

February 22nd, 2007 by Klintron

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.

Full Story: BBC.

(Thanks Ulysses Lazarus).

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