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Chimps Found Making Own Weapons to Hunt for Food

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the boards-with-nails dept.

Pojut writes "The Washington Post has an article involving chimps and weapons. Apparently, there have been direct observations of chimps in the west African savannah modifying sticks to create spears. They then use these spears to kill small mammals and eat them. It is the first time that an animal other than a human has been directly observed in crafting a weapon for the purpose of hunting or killing."

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  1. Re:The next stage of evolution... by $0.02 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The next step they'll start throwing those chairs at their to "fscking kill them". Wait a minute. That already happened.

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    If enithin kan gow rong it whil. (Murfey)
  2. Maybe somebody already said this, but... by Conanymous+Award · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Take your modified stick posing as a weapon off me you damn dirty ape!