THE EVOLUTION OF THE USE OF TOOLS BY FEEDING ANIMALS
@article{Alcock1972THEEO,
title={THE EVOLUTION OF THE USE OF TOOLS BY FEEDING ANIMALS},
author={John Alcock},
journal={Evolution},
year={1972},
volume={26}
}The purpose of this paper is to examine cases of tool-using behavior by animals feeding under natural conditions and to discuss the origin, transmission, and subsequent evolution of this behavior. Hall's important paper (1963) on this subject dealt largely with weapon using by animal species. Van Lawick-Goodall's broad ranging review (1970) is devoted entirely to birds and mammals with heavy emphasis on the chimpanzee. I wish to focus attention on feeding tools and to examine these cases from…
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