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Vendaval -> "Chimps using spears to hunt bushbabies" (2/23/2007 1:27:38 AM)
"Chimps using spears to hunt bushbabies" By NAFEESA SYEED, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 52 minutes ago DES MOINES, Iowa - "Researchers have witnessed a chimpanzee skewering a lemur-like creature for supper, but it's unclear whether the spectacle was a bit of luck or an indication that chimps have a more advanced ability to hunt than was thought." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070223/ap_on_sc/chimpanzee_hunting;_ylt=Arj7pWBiEgYXr3he.cxTN6BxieAA

aSlavesLife -> RE: "Chimps using spears to hunt bushbabies" (2/23/2007 2:31:09 AM)
Nice link, thanks. The article was a little vague, because in one spot it says that there are 22 cases of chimps using spears to hunt bushbabies, but just 4 paragraphs below it says that it has only happened once. It sounds like a variation of termite fishing, with some bright chimp figuring out that it will work for other things as well. I would love to read the Current Biology article, because it would be nice to know if the chimp were male or female. Most chimpanzee innovations are started by the females.

Level -> RE: "Chimps using spears to hunt bushbabies" (2/23/2007 4:04:30 AM)
First Britney shaves her head, now this..... [X(]

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