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"Chimps using spears to hunt bushbabies" - 2/23/2007 1:27:38 AM

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"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

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RE: "Chimps using spears to hunt bushbabies" - 2/23/2007 2:31:09 AM

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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.

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RE: "Chimps using spears to hunt bushbabies" - 2/23/2007 4:04:30 AM

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