Chimpanzees develop 'specialized tool kits' to catch army ants
Thursday, September 3, 2009 - 04:21
in Biology & Nature
Chimpanzees in the Congo have developed specialised 'tool kits' to forage for army ants, reveals new research published today in the American Journal of Primatology. This not only provides the first direct evidence of multiple tool use in this context, but suggests that chimpanzees have developed a 'sustainable' way of harvesting food.