To measure nut cracking ability in chimps, the research team broke it down into five types of ability: how long it took, number of strikes per nut, success rate, number of times a strike moved a nut, ...
Groups of chimpanzees in West Africa use stone tools in distinctly different ways to crack open nuts. Researchers used 3D scans to trace wear patterns on the tools, called “hammerstones” and “anvils.” ...
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A comical attempt at teamwork between two chimpanzees at Beijing Zoo takes a dramatic turn when a simple nut-cracking ...
WASHINGTON -- A band of chimpanzees in West Africa routinely swing crude stone hammers to crack open nuts, a sophisticated use of tools the apes have been teaching to each new generation for more than ...
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