Wild western chimpanzee using a stick tool to extract high-nutrient food. Liran Samuni, Taï Chimpanzee Project / CC BY 4.0
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Scientists have discovered that the highly intelligent and social chimpanzee continues learning and honing the use of tools well into adulthood. This ability could be vital for the evolution of complicated and varied tool use.
In the study, the researchers said tool use is rare in animals, but they discovered that chimpanzees employed hand grips utilizing more…
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