Kids are smarter than you think: Young chimpanzees invent tools and improve adult designs

Young chimpanzees are remarkably innovative, inventing tools and improving on ones that adults use—and this technical ...
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Chimps use 'tool kits' in hunting for ants Team led by WU educator observed, recorded how two primary kinds of probes aid in foraging. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Just like any self-respecting plumber has a tool for any occasion, chimpanzees in the Congo have developed specialized "tool kits" to help them forage for ants. That's the conclusion of new research ...
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New study shows that chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm as a form of ‘socially checking in'

Chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm when they beat on tree trunks, a new study shows. Chimpanzees and humans last shared a common ancestor around 6 million years ago. Scientists suspect this ancient ...
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Chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm when they beat on tree trunks, a form of ancient communication

Chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm when they beat on tree trunks, a new study shows. Chimpanzees and humans last shared a common ancestor around 6 million years ago. Scientists suspect this ancient ...
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Chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm when they beat on tree trunks, a form of ancient communication

In this combination of photos provided by researchers, a wild male chimpanzee drums on a buttress tree while producing a pant-hoot call as he joins his groupmates in the Budongo Forest of Uganda in ...