*cue '2001: A Space Odyssey' monolith music*
Weeeeeeeeell...
... There goes the neighborhood.
AAAAAACK!!!!! DUDE!!!!!! They've got tools now, eep!!!!
I'm calling it "Human Evolution: Take 2".
Chimpanzees 'hunt using spears'
"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."
(Chimps sharpened the spears with their teeth)
for the full article online, follow the link
BBC World News Online :: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6387611.stm
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... There goes the neighborhood.
AAAAAACK!!!!! DUDE!!!!!! They've got tools now, eep!!!!
I'm calling it "Human Evolution: Take 2".
Chimpanzees 'hunt using spears'
"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."
(Chimps sharpened the spears with their teeth)
for the full article online, follow the link
BBC World News Online :: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6387611.stm
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