BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Chimpanzees 'hunt using spears'

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Chimpanzees 'hunt using spears':

The following is a true story. Click on the link above to read the article. I think what's really important here is who the hell gave Mongo the stick to begin with?


"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.

The report's authors, Jill Pruetz and Paco Bertolani, said the finding could have implications for human evolution.

Chimps had not been previously observed hunting other animals with tools."