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This may be due to difference in the rewards gained by tool use: Gombe chimpanzees collect 760 ants/min compared to 180 ants/min for the Tai chimpanzees. [25] Some chimpanzees use tools to hunt large bees (Xylocopa sp.) which make nests in dead branches on the ground or in trees. To get to the grubs and the honey, the chimpanzee first tests for ...
Chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, capuchin monkeys, baboons, and mandrills have all been reported as using tools. The use of tools by primates is varied and includes hunting (mammals, invertebrates, [29] fish), collecting honey, [30] processing food (nuts, fruits, vegetables and seeds), collecting water, weapons and shelter.
Chimpanzees have been known to use tools for as long as they have been studied. Andrew Whiten found that chimpanzees not only use tools, but also conform to using the same method as the majority of individuals in the group. [53] This conformity bias is prevalent in human culture as well and is commonly referred to as peer pressure. [citation ...
The findings indicate the culture of the animals may be more similar to humans’ than often assumed.
Some of the most well-known tool use examples in chimpanzees include ant dipping, wood boring, honey fishing, leaf sponging, and nut-cracking. [57] However, chimpanzees also use tools for accessing the bone marrow of other normally smaller non-human primates, [57] and even for medicinal purposes by swallowing leaves. [58]
Chimpanzees have used stone tools since at least 4,300 years ago. [141] A chimpanzee from the Kasakela chimpanzee community was the first nonhuman animal reported making a tool, by modifying a twig to use as an instrument for extracting termites from their mound. [142] [143] At Taï, chimpanzees simply use their hands to extract termites. [123]
Scientists say effect of audience on performance may not be specific to humans
The common chimpanzee can use tools. This individual is using a stick to get food. Human and non-human animal cognition have much in common, and this is reflected in the research summarized below; most of the headings found here might also appear in an article on human cognition.